No Photo for Food Act of 2023
This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to remove a requirement that state agencies include photographs on electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards used for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Specifically, it eliminates the provision allowing states to mandate photo identification on SNAP EBT cards, stating that "a State agency may not require that an electronic benefit card contain a photograph." The change directly affects SNAP recipients who previously might have been required to provide a photo for their benefits card. The amendment takes effect 180 days after enactment, with existing certification periods unaffected.
Bill status
in committee
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Introduction
Sep 2023
Committee Review
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Introduced Sep 26, 2023
Last action Jan 11, 2024
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Jan 11, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
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Sep 26, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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Sep 26, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
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