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HR 6239 112th Congress House Agriculture and Food Food assistance and relief Poverty and welfare assistance

SNAP Fraud Prevention Act of 2012

Introduced: July 31, 2012 Introduced by: Graves, Sam Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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Aug 13, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .
Jul 31, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jul 31, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

SNAP Fraud Prevention Act of 2012 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to prohibit the payment of a deposit fee in excess of any state fee reimbursement to recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) for the return of empty bottles and cans used to contain food purchased with SNAP benefits.

What's happening now August 13, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6239: SNAP Fraud Prevention Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6239/
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"H.R. 6239: SNAP Fraud Prevention Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6239/.
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H.R. 6239, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6239/.
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