SNAP Fraud Reporting Act of 2026

Key Points

• This bill requires every state to report detailed information about food stamp fraud to the federal government. States would have to share how many cases they are currently investigating and how much money was lost to scams like card skimming or cloning.
• States must specifically track fraud involving the use of social security numbers that are stolen or fake. They also have to report if people are wrongly getting benefits by using the names of people who have died.
• If a state fails to provide this data on time, the federal government will stop paying for part of that state's program costs. This penalty stays in place until the state turns in the required information.
• The goal is to create a clear picture of how much money is being stolen from the program. The government will release a public report every year so people can see how much fraud is happening and what is being done to stop it.

Impact Analysis

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