S. 4716

119 S4716 IS: SNAP Fraud Reporting Act of 2026
 U.S. Senate
 2026-06-09
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 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 4716  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   June 9, 2026   Mr. Scott of Florida  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry    A BILL
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require States to provide data on fraud in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   SNAP Fraud Reporting Act of 2026  .
2.
State submission of fraud data
Section 11 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2020 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(y)
State submission of fraud data
(1)
In general
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, each State shall submit to the Secretary data on fraud that occurred in the supplemental nutrition assistance program for the 5 most recent fiscal years for which such data are available.
(2)
Data
Data submitted under paragraph (1) shall include, as applicable—
(A)
the number of supplemental nutrition assistance program fraud cases open for investigation;
(B)
the total number of supplemental nutrition assistance program fraud cases identified, including substantiated fraud, such as card skimming and card cloning, and the total dollar amount of those fraud cases;
(C)
the number and type of enforcement actions taken against fraud in the supplemental nutrition assistance program;
(D)
the amount of the recoveries in the cases described in subparagraph (C);
(E)
for each fiscal year that begins after the date of enactment of this subsection, data on—
(i)
the number of individuals disqualified from the supplemental nutrition assistance program for fraud on the basis that the individual was receiving the benefits of a deceased person or using the identity of a deceased person who received benefits; and
(ii)
the dollar amount of those benefits; and
(F)
for each fiscal year that begins after the date of enactment of this subsection, data on—
(i)
the number of individuals disqualified from the supplemental nutrition assistance program for fraud on the basis that the individual submitted no social security number or used a falsified, recycled, stolen, or purchased social security number to be eligible for benefits; and
(ii)
the dollar amount of the benefits received by those individuals.
(3)
Subsequent submission
Not later than 60 days after October 1, 2028, and not later than 60 days after each October 1 thereafter, each State shall submit to the Secretary the data described in paragraph (2) for the most recently concluded fiscal year.
(4)
Penalty
If a State does not provide the data required under this subsection by the applicable date, the Secretary shall withhold funds to that State under section 16 until such data is received from the State.
(5)
Reports
Not later than 180 days after receiving data from each State under paragraph (1) and annually under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall submit to Congress, and make publicly available, a report that contains the findings of the Secretary based on that data.
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