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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 1, 2023
Last action Mar 2, 2023
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Full legislative history
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Total actions
4
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Committee
2
Mar 2, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Glenn Grothman
RRepublican
Co
Bob Good
RRepublican
Co
Byron Donalds
RRepublican
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