Ensuring Fee-Free Benefit Transactions Act of 2023
This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act to prevent fees on SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) electronic benefit transactions. It requires state agencies managing SNAP to update EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer) systems to meet modern security standards and review technology contracts regularly. States must cover costs for these changes, with new funding provided for implementing the updated requirements. The changes take effect October 1, 2023, directly affecting state agencies that administer SNAP benefits.
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Introduced Jun 14, 2023
Last action Jul 28, 2023
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Jul 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
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Jun 14, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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Jun 14, 2023
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
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