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H.R. 5701 118th Congress House

No Photo for Food Act of 2023

Official title: To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to prohibit the placement of a photograph of any household member on an electronic benefit card used by such househ… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to prohibit the placement of a photograph of any household member on an electronic benefit card used by such household to purchase food with supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits provided under such Act.

Introduced: September 27, 2023 Introduced by: Greg Casar Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) 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.
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Jan 11, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
Sep 26, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sep 26, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 11, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Photo for Food Act of 2023

This bill revises provisions related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to prohibit a state from requiring a photograph of any household member on an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card. Under current law, a state may require that an EBT card contain a photo of one or more members of a SNAP household.

As background, SNAP provides federally funded benefits (not the same as cash) on EBT cards to eligible households to purchase eligible food items from authorized retailers.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Sep 29, 2023
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Crockett, Jasmine
Texas · Sep 29, 2023
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Jackson, Jonathan L.
Illinois · Sep 29, 2023
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 29, 2023
 D
Salinas, Andrea
Oregon · Sep 29, 2023
 D
Frost, Maxwell
Florida · Sep 28, 2023
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Sep 27, 2023
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Sep 27, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5701: No Photo for Food Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5701/
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"H.R. 5701: No Photo for Food Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5701/.
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H.R. 5701, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5701/.
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