SNP Act of 2023
This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to update how Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) applications are processed. It adds "video" to telephonic interview options and allows applicants with hearing impairments to use "gesture over a video phone" instead of standard methods. The bill also expands record-keeping flexibility by adding "audio or in writing" to application documentation requirements. These changes apply to all SNAP applications submitted after January 1, 2024, directly affecting applicants who rely on accessible communication methods during the application process.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
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Introduced Sep 21, 2023
Last action Jan 11, 2024
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Committee
2
Jan 11, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
lower
Sep 21, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
lower
Sep 21, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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