SNAP Data Transparency and Oversight Act of 2025
Latest action (9 Dec 2025): Introduced
What this bill does
H.R. 6520, the SNAP Data Transparency and Oversight Act of 2025, would amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require state agencies administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to provide recipient-level data, case files, and other program data to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture upon request. States would have to submit the data within 30 days, or sooner if the Secretary specifies a shorter deadline for urgent integrity, audit, or investigative needs, using electronic systems designated by the Secretary. States that fail to comply could have federal administrative funding withheld or suspended. The data would remain subject to federal privacy and security laws, including the Privacy Act of 1974, but could be shared with federal and state law enforcement or investigative agencies for enforcing SNAP or other laws.
The bill primarily affects state agencies that run SNAP, which would face a new mandatory data-sharing obligation as a condition of program participation, along with USDA, which would gain expanded access to recipient information. SNAP recipients would be affected indirectly, since their case data could be transmitted to USDA and potentially shared with law enforcement agencies.
The bill was introduced on December 9, 2025, by Rep. Brad Finstad along with several cosponsors, and referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. It has not yet received a committee vote, floor consideration, or Senate action, and would need to pass both chambers and be signed by the President to become law.
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Official summary
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on December 9, 2025. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 6520 do?
- H.R. 6520, the SNAP Data Transparency and Oversight Act of 2025, would amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require state agencies administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to provide recipient-level data, case files, and other program data to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture upon request. States would have to submit the data within 30 days, or sooner if the Secretary specifies a shorter deadline for urgent integrity, audit, or investigative needs, using electronic systems designated by the Secretary. States that fail to comply could have federal administrative funding withheld or suspended. The data would remain subject to federal privacy and security laws, including the Privacy Act of 1974, but could be shared with federal and state law enforcement or investigative agencies for enforcing SNAP or other laws. The bill primarily affects state agencies that run SNAP, which would face a new mandatory data-sharing obligation as a condition of program participation, along with USDA, which would gain expanded access to recipient information. SNAP recipients would be affected indirectly, since their case data could be transmitted to USDA and potentially shared with law enforcement agencies. The bill was introduced on December 9, 2025, by Rep. Brad Finstad along with several cosponsors, and referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. It has not yet received a committee vote, floor consideration, or Senate action, and would need to pass both chambers and be signed by the President to become law.
- Has H.R. 6520 become law?
- Not yet. As of 9 Dec 2025, H.R. 6520 is introduced.
- Who sponsored H.R. 6520?
- H.R. 6520 was sponsored by Rep. Brad Finstad [R-MN1] (Republican-MN), with 15 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 6520?
- Introduced (9 Dec 2025).
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