HR 5048 United States House · 117th Congress

SNAP Act of 2021

Summary

Streamlining Nutrition Assistance Paperwork Act of 2021 or the SNAP Act of 2021 This bill provides statutory authority for a Department of Agriculture (USDA) waiver that allows states to use a written record to document telephonic signatures for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) applications. Under current law, states may allow individuals to sign their SNAP applications over the telephone, but states must preserve audio recordings of those telephonic signatures. During the COVID-19 emergency, USDA waived the requirement to preserve the audio recording and allowed states to document the telephonic signatures through written records.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Aug 2021

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Introduced Aug 17, 2021 Last action Sep 14, 2021

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Sep 14, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

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Aug 17, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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Aug 17, 2021

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1 primary · 36 co-sponsors