SNAP Verify Act of 2015
Latest action · Feb 27, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 4, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
SNAP Verify Act of 2015
This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require households to present photographic identification when using an electronic benefit card for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) transactions.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 4, 2015 to Sep 17, 2015; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Billy Long | Original | Feb 4, 2015 |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Original | Feb 4, 2015 |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Original | Feb 4, 2015 |
| R-OK | Jim Bridenstine | Original | Feb 4, 2015 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Feb 4, 2015 |
| R-FL | Ron DeSantis | Original | Feb 4, 2015 |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Original | Feb 4, 2015 |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Original | Feb 4, 2015 |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Feb 5, 2015 | |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Feb 5, 2015 | |
| R-ID | Raul R. Labrador | Feb 5, 2015 | |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Feb 10, 2015 | |
| R-SC | Mick Mulvaney | Feb 10, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Feb 20, 2015 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Feb 20, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Mar 23, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Sep 17, 2015 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Feb 4, 2015 |
| Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee | Referred Feb 27, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
- Feb 4, 2015Introduced in House
- Feb 4, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 19, February 4, 2015, page H813.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require households that receive supplemental nutrition assistance benefits to present photographic verification at the time food is purchased with such benefits.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- SNAP Verify Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2015Introduced in House
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