HR 5048
117th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Business records
Food assistance and relief
Government information and archives
Poverty and welfare assistance
Telephone and wireless communication
SNAP Act of 2021
Introduced: August 17, 2021
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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