HR 723 United States House · 118th Congress

ID for EBT Act of 2023

This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act to require SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) recipients to present a photo ID when accessing benefits. It changes the previous "optional" ID requirement to "mandatory," making it a strict requirement for all recipients. The key change is replacing "may" with "shall" in the law, meaning recipients must show ID to receive benefits, directly affecting all SNAP users. The amendment takes effect 180 days after the bill becomes law.
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Feb 2023
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Introduced Feb 1, 2023 Last action Mar 2, 2023
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Mar 2, 2023
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
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Feb 1, 2023
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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Feb 1, 2023
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