United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee 3 R cosponsors

S 302 — Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments Act

Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 29, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

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Stalled 20% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 R).

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Summary

Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments ActThis bill requires states to recoup any overpayments of benefits made to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients and adjusts the formula for determining a state's liability rate for overpayments.As background, the SNAP quality control system measures how accurately SNAP state agencies determine a household’s eligibility and benefit amount and determines overpayments of benefits and underpayments. States that have comparatively high payment error rates for two consecutive years are assessed a penalty (i.e., liability amount). The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) must use a statutory formula to determine the liability amount.Under current law, FNS must set a tolerance level for excluding small payment errors in the calculation of payment error rates (e.g., $56 or less in FY2024). This bill reduces the tolerance level for excluding small errors to $0 for FY2025 and each succeeding fiscal year.The bill also requires state agencies to recoup any overpayments of benefits made to SNAP beneficiaries.The bill adjusts the liability rate formula to reduce the state payment error rate based on the percentage of overpayments recouped by the state. Further, the bill increases the multiplier used in the liability rate formula to 25% (from 10%).

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill modifies the quality control system for payment errors in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by adjusting tolerance levels for errors and imposing new recoupment obligations on state agencies.

  • 7 U.S.C. 2025(c)(1)(A)(ii)(I)

    and → through fiscal year 2024

    The bill adds a timeframe to the existing text, specifying that the previous tolerance level applies only through fiscal year 2024.

  • 7 U.S.C. 2025(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II)

    the period at the end and inserting → ; and

    This change adds a continuation marker to the list for future provisions.

  • 7 U.S.C. 2025(c)(1)(A)(ii)

    period at the end → ; and (III) for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, $0.

    This establishes a new tolerance level for fiscal year 2025 and beyond, setting it to $0.

  • 7 U.S.C. 2025(c)(1)(B)(i)

    may → shall

    This modification changes the requirement from permissive to mandatory for state agencies regarding payment accuracy.

  • 7 U.S.C. 2025(c)(1)(B)(ii)(I)

    10 → 25

    The bill increases the factor used for calculating the payment error rate from 10 to 25.

  • 7 U.S.C. 2025(c)

    (H) Reduction of payment error rate based on percentage of overpayments recouped.--In determining the liability amount of a State agency under subparagraph (C) for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, the payment error rate described in clause (ii)(I) of that subparagraph shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying-- (i) the payment error rate of the State agency for that fiscal year; and (ii) the percentage of the total amount of overpayments of benefits made by the State agency that are not recouped by the State agency under paragraph (9) for that fiscal year.

    This addition provides a new formula for calculating the liability of state agencies based on the percentage of overpayments they fail to recoup.

  • 7 U.S.C. 2025(c)(1)(3)

    (9) Recoupment of overpayments.--Each State agency shall seek to recoup any overpayments of benefits made to benefit recipients.

    This establishes a new requirement for state agencies to actively seek the recoupment of any overpayments made.

  • 7 U.S.C. 2025(c)(1)(2)

    paragraph (9) → paragraph (10)

    This change renumbers the existing paragraph (9) as (10) in light of new paragraph additions.

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Sponsors

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 302 do?
Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments ActThis bill requires states to recoup any overpayments of benefits made to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients and adjusts the formula for determining a state's liability rate for overpayments.As background, the SNAP quality control system measures how accurately SNAP state agencies determine a household’s eligibility and benefit amount and determines overpayments of benefits and underpayments. States that have comparatively high payment error rates for two consecutive years are assessed a penalty (i.e., liability amount). The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) must use a statutory formula to determine the liability amount.Under current law, FNS must set a tolerance level for excluding small payment errors in the calculation of payment error rates (e.g., $56 or less in FY2024). This bill reduces the tolerance level for excluding small errors to $0 for FY2025 and each succeeding fiscal year.The bill also requires state agencies to recoup any overpayments of benefits made to SNAP beneficiaries.The bill adjusts the liability rate formula to reduce the state payment error rate based on the percentage of overpayments recouped by the state. Further, the bill increases the multiplier used in the liability rate formula to 25% (from 10%).
Who sponsors S 302?
S 302 is sponsored by Ernst, Joni (Republican), Britt, Katie Boyd (Republican), and Grassley, Chuck (Republican).
What is the current status of S 302?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 29, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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