To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to improve the accuracy of estimates of retail food store trafficking in the supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits, to strengthen penalties for trafficking violations, to require reporting information to the Congress; and for other purposes.

Tim Burchett

Republican · TN · Representative

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

2026-07-13

Source: Congress.gov

The bill would crack down on fraud in the food stamp program by improving how the government tracks when stores illegally sell SNAP benefits for cash instead of food. It would also increase penalties for stores caught trafficking in benefits and require regular reports to Congress about how widespread the problem is. These changes aim to prevent criminals from stealing money meant to help low-income families buy groceries.

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