HR 5701
118th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Food assistance and relief
Photography and imaging
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local government operations
No Photo for Food Act of 2023
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
Committees of jurisdiction
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