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H.R. 3117

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 3117, the Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Apr 30, 2025 by Rep. Grace Meng (D) with 12 co-sponsors. It was referred to Agriculture, and last saw action on Apr 30, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Record

Text

H.R. 3117 has 12 co-sponsors.

hb3117/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 3117 IH: Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-30
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
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 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 3117
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 April 30, 2025
  Ms. Meng  (for herself and  Mr. Lawler ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Agriculture
 A BILL
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, to expand the replacement of stolen EBT benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act of 2025  .
2.
Replacement of stolen EBT benefits
Section 501(b)(2) of division HH of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 ( 7 U.S.C. 2016a(b)(2) ) is amended—
(1)
by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
(A)
shall be equal to the amount of benefits stolen from the household; and
  ;
(2)
in subparagraph (B), by striking  and  at the end; and
(3)
by striking subparagraph (C).

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-04-30
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Apr 30, 2025

hb3117/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (04/30/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Grace Meng (D) sponsors H.R. 3117, and 12 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 3117 went before 1 committee: Agriculture.

Agriculture
Agriculture
Referred To · Apr 30, 2025 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3117 has taken 2 actions since Apr 30, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 30, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Apr 30, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.Agriculture Committee

Votes

H.R. 3117 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 3117, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 3117 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, to expand the replacement of stolen EBT benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 3117 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Education.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER—District of Columbia13—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER13—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ELLEN TELLER113

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTERFOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER2026 second_quarter$41.4K2nd Quarter - Report
FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTERFOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER2025 fourth_quarter$33.8K4th Quarter - Report
FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTERFOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER2026 first_quarter$28.7K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3117 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3117’s is Agriculture and Food.

hr3117/policy-areas.txt
Agriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 3117, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 72 (Wednesday, April 30, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. MENG:H.R. 3117.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section VIII[Page H1776]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com