Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act of 2025
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (30 Apr 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
What this bill does
S. 1540, the "Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act of 2025," would amend a provision of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 that governs how the federal government replaces Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits stolen through electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card theft, such as "skimming." The bill rewrites the section setting the amount of replacement benefits so that it "shall be equal to the amount of benefits stolen from the household," and it removes an existing subparagraph that placed additional limits on that replacement amount.
The change would affect SNAP recipients whose EBT benefits are stolen through fraud or skimming schemes. By eliminating the extra limiting provision, the bill would expand the scope of benefit replacement available to victims, ensuring that the replacement amount corresponds directly to what was stolen rather than being capped or restricted by the removed language.
The bill was introduced in the Senate on April 30, 2025, by Senator John Fetterman (D-PA), with several cosponsors, and was referred to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. It has not yet received a committee vote, floor action, or further congressional consideration.
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Official summary
Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act of 2025
This bill requires the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to provide for the replacement of the full amount of a household's stolen benefits.
Specifically, using funds provided by the Department of Agriculture, a state agency must provide a household with replacement SNAP benefits equal to the amount of benefits stolen through card skimming, card cloning, or similar fraudulent methods. This requirement applies if the state agency determines that the benefits were stolen and meets certain requirements.
Under current law, a state agency may only replace SNAP benefits that were stolen between the period beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on December 20, 2024. Further, the replacement amount is limited to the lesser of the amount of (1) the benefits stolen, or (2) two months of the household's monthly allotment immediately prior to the date on which the benefits were stolen. Thus, this bill permanently extends the provision and provides for the replacement of the full amount of the benefits stolen.
Timeline
30 Apr 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Common questions
- What does S. 1540 do?
- S. 1540, the "Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act of 2025," would amend a provision of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 that governs how the federal government replaces Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits stolen through electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card theft, such as "skimming." The bill rewrites the section setting the amount of replacement benefits so that it "shall be equal to the amount of benefits stolen from the household," and it removes an existing subparagraph that placed additional limits on that replacement amount. The change would affect SNAP recipients whose EBT benefits are stolen through fraud or skimming schemes. By eliminating the extra limiting provision, the bill would expand the scope of benefit replacement available to victims, ensuring that the replacement amount corresponds directly to what was stolen rather than being capped or restricted by the removed language. The bill was introduced in the Senate on April 30, 2025, by Senator John Fetterman (D-PA), with several cosponsors, and was referred to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. It has not yet received a committee vote, floor action, or further congressional consideration.
- Has S. 1540 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 1540. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 1540?
- S. 1540 was sponsored by Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), with 6 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 1540?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (30 Apr 2025).
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