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Requires FNS to set standards for secure online SNAP purchases and for safe, fair delivery of SNAP foods, with compliance tied to retailer SNAP authorization.
Official title: To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to establish online and delivery standards, and for other purposes.
Introduced March 24, 2026 by Shomari C. Figures · Last progress March 24, 2026
The bill strengthens online SNAP transaction protections, food safety, worker pay, and program integrity, but does so by imposing new compliance and labor costs that could reduce retailer participation, limit delivery access for low-income and rural households, and strain agency resources.
SNAP participants and low-income individuals will have stronger protections for online transactions, reducing fraud and better protecting their digital privacy when using SNAP benefits online.
Taxpayers and SNAP participants may see improved program integrity and reduced fraud/losses because retailers must demonstrate compliance and can be deauthorized for noncompliance.
SNAP participants and other consumers may receive safer food deliveries because standards would require maintaining food safety and security during delivery.
SNAP participants, especially in rural areas, could face reduced access to online SNAP purchasing if higher delivery labor costs lead retailers to stop offering delivery or raise prices.
Small retailers and wholesalers will face added compliance costs and paperwork to meet cybersecurity, privacy, and delivery wage standards when applying for or maintaining SNAP authorization.
Small retailers and SNAP participants may experience disruptions or delays in store SNAP authorization and access if the threat of deauthorization concentrates enforcement and slows processing.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Creates federal standards requiring the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), working with FSIS, FDA, OSTP, and stakeholders, to set rules for safe and secure online and mobile SNAP purchases and for safe, fair delivery services for SNAP-purchased foods. The law requires those standards and then regulations for retailer compliance reporting; failing to comply can lead to loss of SNAP authorization with a process to reapply after correcting violations. Standards must be issued within 18 months of enactment and the Secretary must promulgate regulations within 18 months after standards are issued, including reporting requirements for applicant stores/wholesalers. The rulemaking links digital privacy/cybersecurity, food safety in delivery, and worker protections (including prevailing wages) to SNAP program participation rules.