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HR 5740 115th Congress House Agriculture and Food Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Food assistance and relief Law enforcement officers

Enhancing Law Enforcement Resources Act of 2018

Introduced: May 9, 2018 Introduced by: Joyce, David P. Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
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Jun 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
May 9, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
May 9, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Enhancing Law Enforcement Resources Act of 2018

This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to allow state agencies administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to disclose a household member's address, Social Security number, and photograph to a law enforcement officer who provides the member's household electronic benefit transfer card number to locate or apprehend the member for specified law enforcement purposes and as an official duty.

What's happening now June 22, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5740: Enhancing Law Enforcement Resources Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5740/
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"H.R. 5740: Enhancing Law Enforcement Resources Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5740/.
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H.R. 5740, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5740/.
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[H.R. 5740: Enhancing Law Enforcement Resources Act of 2018](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5740/)
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