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S. 1540

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 1540, the Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Apr 30, 2025 by Sen. John Fetterman (D) with 6 co-sponsors. It was referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry, and last saw action on Apr 30, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Record

Text

S. 1540 has 6 co-sponsors.

sb1540/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S1540 IS: Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-04-30
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 1540
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  April 30, 2025
  Mr. Fetterman  (for himself,  Mrs. Gillibrand ,  Mr.
  Blumenthal ,  Ms. Alsobrooks ,
  Mr. Wyden , and  Mr. Welch ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
  referred to the  Committee on Agriculture,
  Nutrition, and Forestry
  A BILL
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, to expand the
  replacement of stolen EBT benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance
  program.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act of 2025  .
2.
Replacement of stolen EBT benefits
Section 501(b)(2) of division HH of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 ( 7 U.S.C. 2016a(b)(2) ) is amended—
(1)
by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
(A)
shall be equal to the amount of benefits stolen from the household; and
  ;
(2)
in subparagraph (B), by striking  and  at the end; and
(3)
by striking subparagraph (C).

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-04-30
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in Senate Apr 30, 2025

sb1540/introduced-in-senate.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in Senate (04/30/2025)

Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act of 2025

This bill requires the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to provide for the replacement of the full amount of a household's stolen benefits.

Specifically, using funds provided by the Department of Agriculture, a state agency must provide a household with replacement SNAP benefits equal to the amount of benefits stolen through card skimming, card cloning, or similar fraudulent methods. This requirement applies if the state agency determines that the benefits were stolen and meets certain requirements.

Under current law, a state agency may only replace SNAP benefits that were stolen between the period beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on December 20, 2024. Further, the replacement amount is limited to the lesser of the amount of (1) the benefits stolen, or (2) two months of the household's monthly allotment immediately prior to the date on which the benefits were stolen. Thus, this bill permanently extends the provision and provides for the replacement of the full amount of the benefits stolen.

Sponsors

Sen. John Fetterman (D) sponsors S. 1540, and 6 members have co-sponsored it, 5 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 1540 went before 1 committee: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Referred To · Apr 30, 2025 · 334 Bills

Actions

S. 1540 has taken 2 actions since Apr 30, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 30, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Apr 30, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 1540 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 1540, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 1540 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, to expand the replacement of stolen EBT benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 6 registered lobbyists who named S. 1540 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Animals, Budget/Appropriations, Homeland Security, Immigration, Natural Resources.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CASSIE FERRI111
CHRISTOPHER WESTFALL111
DANIEL MOSS111
MARY BEETHAM111
ROBERT DEWEY111
TAYLOR RUSH111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE2025 first_quarter$80K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1540 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1540’s is Agriculture and Food.

s1540/policy-areas.txt
Agriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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