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SNAP Act of 2021

Introduced: September 28, 2021 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Sep 14, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Aug 17, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Aug 17, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Streamlining Nutrition Assistance Paperwork Act of 2021 or the SNAP Act of 2021

This bill provides statutory authority for a Department of Agriculture (USDA) waiver that allows states to use a written record to document telephonic signatures for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) applications.

Under current law, states may allow individuals to sign their SNAP applications over the telephone, but states must preserve audio recordings of those telephonic signatures. During the COVID-19 emergency, USDA waived the requirement to preserve the audio recording and allowed states to document the telephonic signatures through written records.

What's happening now September 14, 2021

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 36
All 36 Democratic 27
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 2, 2022
O'Halleran, Tom
· Mar 1, 2022
Butterfield, G. K.
· Feb 25, 2022
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Nov 4, 2021
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Oct 27, 2021
Cartwright, Matt
· Oct 21, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 20, 2021
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Oct 19, 2021
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Oct 19, 2021
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Oct 12, 2021
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Oct 8, 2021
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Oct 8, 2021
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Oct 8, 2021
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Oct 8, 2021
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Sep 29, 2021
 D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Sep 29, 2021
Sires, Albio
· Sep 28, 2021
 D
Auchincloss, Jake
Massachusetts · Sep 24, 2021
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Sep 23, 2021
Lawson, Al
· Aug 31, 2021
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Aug 31, 2021
Bustos, Cheri
· Aug 23, 2021
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Aug 23, 2021
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Aug 17, 2021
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Aug 17, 2021
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Aug 17, 2021
Eshoo, Anna
· Aug 17, 2021
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Aug 17, 2021
 D
Jacobs, Sara
California · Aug 17, 2021
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Aug 17, 2021
Newman, Marie
· Aug 17, 2021
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Aug 17, 2021
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Aug 17, 2021
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Aug 17, 2021
 D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Aug 17, 2021
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Aug 17, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5048: SNAP Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5048/
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"H.R. 5048: SNAP Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5048/.
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H.R. 5048, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5048/.
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