United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5235 (116th)
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require States to include a photograph on electronic benefit cards issued to provide supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.
Introduced
21 November 2019
Last action
13 December 2019 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Sponsors
Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6], Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
21 March 2025
Summary
This bill revises provisions related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to require states to include a photograph of one or more members of a household on electronic benefit cards that are issued to provide program benefits.
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Timeline
21 November 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Source: IntroReferral
21 November 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
21 November 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
13 December 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 21 November 2019 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 21 November 2019
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 21 November 2019
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 21 November 2019
Sponsors
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Sponsor
- · hsag00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5235
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5235
- us · 116-hr-5235 · source updated 21 March 2025