United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5048 (117th)
SNAP Act of 2021
Introduced
17 August 2021
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
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Summary
Streamlining Nutrition Assistance Paperwork Act of 2021 or the SNAP Act of 2021 This bill provides statutory authority for a Department of Agriculture (USDA) waiver that allows states to use a written record to document telephonic signatures for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) applications. Under current law, states may allow individuals to sign their SNAP applications over the telephone, but states must preserve audio recordings of those telephonic signatures. During the COVID-19 emergency, USDA waived the requirement to preserve the audio recording and allowed states to document the telephonic signatures through written records.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 17 August 2021
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Introduced in House · EN · 17 August 2021
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 17 August 2021
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5048
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/5048