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S 3314 102th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Ammunition Explosives Fines (Penalties) Firearms Firearms control Food stamps Government paperwork Grocery trade Identification devices Narcotic traffic Public assistance programs Welfare fraud

Food Stamp Anti-Fraud Act of 1992

Introduced: October 3, 1992 Introduced by: McConnell, Mitch Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Oct 3, 1992
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Food Stamp Anti-Fraud Act of 1992 - Title I: Retail Food Stores and Wholesale Food Concerns - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 with regard to retail food stores participating in the food stamp program (program) to: (1) permit the use of application information by Federal or State enforcement authorities; and (2) repeal the limits on civil money penalties for food stamp trafficking and firearms or controlled substance trading.

Amends the Social Security Act to permit the use of social security account numbers by Federal or State enforcement authorities.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the use of employer identification numbers by Federal or State enforcement authorities.

Title II: Miscellaneous - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to permanently disqualify a recipient from program participation for trading of firearms, ammunition, explosives, or controlled substances for food stamps.

States that penalties collected from retail or wholesale food concerns shall be used for related investigation and enforcement activities.

Title III: Effective Dates - Sets forth the effective dates for provisions of this Act.

What's happening now October 3, 1992

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3314: Food Stamp Anti-Fraud Act of 1992. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-3314/
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