Urge Congress to restore stolen SNAP benefits, address fraud

Number S. R. No. 29
Type Senate Resolution
General Assembly 136
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Ohio Citizen's Audit

Bill: S. R. No. 29
General Assembly: 136
Introduced: February 10, 2025

Urge Congress to restore stolen SNAP benefits, address fraud

1. Primary Purpose of the Bill

This resolution asks the United States Congress to bring back federal funding that replaces stolen SNAP (food assistance) benefits and to pay for better anti-fraud technology, like adding security chips to EBT cards.

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2. Changes to Existing Law

3. Key Information for Citizens

🗳️ What You Need to Know

  • SNAP benefits are currently used via EBT cards, which do not have security chips and are easy targets for card-skimming scams.
  • A federal program that helped states replace stolen SNAP benefits ended on December 20, 2024.
  • This resolution is a formal request from the Ohio Senate to the federal government and does not change Ohio state law directly.

4. Entities Affected

  • SNAP recipients
  • Low-income families
  • Ohio Department of Job and Family Services

5. Regulatory Impact & Enforcement

Agency Authority:

None

Penalties & Mandates:
Not applicable
Implementation Timeline:
Not applicable

6. Estimated Fiscal Impact

State Revenue Impact
Not applicable
Local Government Impact
Not applicable
Implementation Costs
Not applicable
Net Annual Fiscal Effect
Not applicable
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Sponsors

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Primary Sponsors

Tim Schaffer
District 20
Chamber Senate
Party Republican

Co-Sponsors

Willis E. Blackshear, Jr.
District 6
Chamber Senate
Party Democrat
Hearcel F. Craig
District 15
Chamber Senate
Party Democrat
Kent Smith
District 21
Chamber Senate
Party Democrat

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  1. Offered
    Feb 10 2025
  2. Referred to committee
    Feb 12 2025

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As Introduced