To require State agencies to inform recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits, participants in the WIC program, and recipients of assistance under the TANF program of card skimming, card cloning, and similar fraudulent methods of stealing such benefits or assistance; and for other purposes.
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (17 Dec 2024): Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
What this bill does
H.R. 9370 would require state agencies that administer three federal assistance programs—the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the WIC nutrition program for women, infants, and children, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)—to inform recipients about card skimming, card cloning, and similar fraud schemes. States would have to explain the risks, precautions recipients can take, how to file claims to have stolen benefits replaced, and how to report theft. The bill also directs the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to issue cybersecurity and digital-service rules for SNAP's electronic benefit transfer (EBT) and mobile payment systems within one year, including a requirement that states transition from magnetic-stripe EBT cards to chip-enabled cards within five years.
The bill affects state agencies that run SNAP, WIC, and TANF, as well as the millions of low-income individuals and families who receive benefits through these programs. Recipients would gain new information and protections aimed at reducing losses from electronic benefit theft, while states would face new notification duties and, for SNAP, updated technology security standards.
The bill was introduced on August 16, 2024, by Rep. Josh Gottheimer with a cosponsor, and referred to the House Committees on Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means. It did not receive a vote before the end of the 118th Congress, so it would need to be reintroduced in a future Congress to be considered further.
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Timeline
17 Dec 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 9370 do?
- H.R. 9370 would require state agencies that administer three federal assistance programs—the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the WIC nutrition program for women, infants, and children, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)—to inform recipients about card skimming, card cloning, and similar fraud schemes. States would have to explain the risks, precautions recipients can take, how to file claims to have stolen benefits replaced, and how to report theft. The bill also directs the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to issue cybersecurity and digital-service rules for SNAP's electronic benefit transfer (EBT) and mobile payment systems within one year, including a requirement that states transition from magnetic-stripe EBT cards to chip-enabled cards within five years. The bill affects state agencies that run SNAP, WIC, and TANF, as well as the millions of low-income individuals and families who receive benefits through these programs. Recipients would gain new information and protections aimed at reducing losses from electronic benefit theft, while states would face new notification duties and, for SNAP, updated technology security standards. The bill was introduced on August 16, 2024, by Rep. Josh Gottheimer with a cosponsor, and referred to the House Committees on Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means. It did not receive a vote before the end of the 118th Congress, so it would need to be reintroduced in a future Congress to be considered further.
- Has H.R. 9370 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 9370. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 9370?
- H.R. 9370 was sponsored by Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), with 1 cosponsor.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 9370?
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare. (17 Dec 2024).
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