Bill · S. 302· Senate(119-S-302)
Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments Act
- Introduced
- 1/29/2025
- Last activity
- 1/29/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Sponsored by
- Joni Ernst
- Cosponsors
- - 2 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments Act," aims to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. Its primary goal is to improve the calculation and reduce the taxpayer cost associated with payment errors in the supplemental nutrition assistance program. The legislation modifies how the quality control system handles small errors and establishes new requirements for State agencies. Specifically, it changes how the payment error rate is determined and mandates that State agencies attempt to recover overpaid benefits.
Yes
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?+3
The bill seeks to reduce taxpayer costs by mandating the recoupment of SNAP overpayments.
The opposite
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?-4
The bill requires state agencies to seek the recovery of benefit overpayments from recipients, which can create financial strain for low-income households.
Is this likely to lift people out of poverty?-3
The mandate for agencies to seek recoupment of overpayments may reduce the net financial resources available to low-income households.
Would people in cities be better off under this?-2
The increased scrutiny and recoupment requirements for SNAP may disproportionately affect urban residents who rely heavily on these benefits.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Reduced Taxpayer Cost: The bill seeks to reduce the cost of payment errors under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (Section 2).
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Increased Recoupment of Overpayments: The bill requires each State agency to seek to recoup any overpayments of benefits made to recipients (Section 2, adding paragraph (9)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Increased Liability for State Agencies: The bill changes the language regarding State agency liability from "may" to "shall" and adjusts the calculation of the payment error rate (Section 2, amending paragraph (1)(C)).
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Mandatory Recoupment of Overpayments: State agencies are now required to seek to recoup any overpayments of benefits made to benefit recipients (Section 2, adding paragraph (9)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
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- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Low Income Households-4Good For Urban Residents-2
- Economy And Finance
- Reduces Government Spending+3
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Poverty Reduction-3
- 1/29/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Katie BrittRepublican · Alabama
Chuck GrassleyRepublican · Iowa