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HR 5235 116th Congress House Agriculture and Food Food assistance and relief Photography and imaging Poverty and welfare assistance

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require States to include a photograph on electronic benefit cards issued to provide supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.

Introduced: November 21, 2019 Introduced by: Grothman, Glenn Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Dec 13, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Nov 21, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Nov 21, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill revises provisions related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to require states to include a photograph of one or more members of a household on electronic benefit cards that are issued to provide program benefits.

What's happening now December 13, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Nov 21, 2019
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Nov 21, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5235: To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require States to include a photograph on electronic benefit cards issued to provide supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5235/
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"H.R. 5235: To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require States to include a photograph on electronic benefit cards issued to provide supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5235/.
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H.R. 5235, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5235/.
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[H.R. 5235: To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require States to include a photograph on electronic benefit cards issued to provide supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5235/)
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