No Photo for Food Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 1/11/2024
Actions
- 2024-01-11Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
- 2023-09-26Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- 2023-09-26Introduced in House
- 2023-09-26Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-09-26 (00)
No Photo for Food Act of 2023
This bill revises provisions related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to prohibit a state from requiring a photograph of any household member on an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card. Under current law, a state may require that an EBT card contain a photo of one or more members of a SNAP household.
As background, SNAP provides federally funded benefits (not the same as cash) on EBT cards to eligible households to purchase eligible food items from authorized retailers.
Cosponsors (8)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)
- Maxwell Frost (D-FL)
- Alma Adams (D-NC)
- Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)
- Jonathan Jackson (D-IL)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- Andrea Salinas (D-OR)
Subjects
- Food assistance and relief
- Photography and imaging
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- State and local government operations
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