[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1540 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1540

   To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, to expand the 
  replacement of stolen EBT benefits under the supplemental nutrition 
                          assistance program.


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                   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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, to expand the 
  replacement of stolen EBT benefits under the supplemental nutrition 
                          assistance program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness for Victims of SNAP 
Skimming Act of 2025''.

SEC. 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).
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