Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments Act
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Latest action (28 Feb 2025): Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
What this bill does
The bill, titled the "Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments Act," aims to change how payment errors are calculated for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Specifically, it would adjust a "tolerance level" used to exclude small payment errors from calculations. Starting in fiscal year 2025, this tolerance level would be set to zero, meaning all errors would be considered. The bill also requires State agencies to seek recoupment of any overpayments made to benefit recipients.
This legislation would affect State agencies administering SNAP benefits. It modifies how their payment error rates are determined and introduces a new requirement for recouping overpayments. The bill does not specify how individual SNAP recipients would be directly impacted, but rather focuses on the administrative processes for State agencies.
H.R. 762 was introduced in the House of Representatives on January 28, 2025, by Representative Randy Feenstra and cosponsor Representative Mike Bost. It has been referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. The bill's next step in the legislative process would be for the Committee to consider it.
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Official summary
Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments Act
This bill requires states to recoup any overpayments of benefits made to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients and adjusts the formula for determining a state's liability rate for overpayments.
As background, the SNAP quality control system measures how accurately SNAP state agencies determine a household’s eligibility and benefit amount and determines overpayments of benefits and underpayments. States that have comparatively high payment error rates for two consecutive years are assessed a penalty (i.e., liability amount). The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) must use a statutory formula to determine the liability amount.
Under current law, FNS must set a tolerance level for excluding small payment errors in the calculation of payment error rates (e.g., $56 or less in FY2024). This bill reduces the tolerance level for excluding small errors to $0 for FY2025 and each succeeding fiscal year.
The bill also requires state agencies to recoup any overpayments of benefits made to SNAP beneficiaries.
The bill adjusts the liability rate formula to reduce the state payment error rate based on the percentage of overpayments recouped by the state. Further, the bill increases the multiplier used in the liability rate formula to 25% (from 10%).
Timeline
28 Feb 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 762 do?
- The bill, titled the "Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments Act," aims to change how payment errors are calculated for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Specifically, it would adjust a "tolerance level" used to exclude small payment errors from calculations. Starting in fiscal year 2025, this tolerance level would be set to zero, meaning all errors would be considered. The bill also requires State agencies to seek recoupment of any overpayments made to benefit recipients. This legislation would affect State agencies administering SNAP benefits. It modifies how their payment error rates are determined and introduces a new requirement for recouping overpayments. The bill does not specify how individual SNAP recipients would be directly impacted, but rather focuses on the administrative processes for State agencies. H.R. 762 was introduced in the House of Representatives on January 28, 2025, by Representative Randy Feenstra and cosponsor Representative Mike Bost. It has been referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. The bill's next step in the legislative process would be for the Committee to consider it.
- Has H.R. 762 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 762. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 762?
- H.R. 762 was sponsored by Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), with 1 cosponsor.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 762?
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture. (28 Feb 2025).
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