H.R. 5048 · 117th Congress
SNAP Act of 2021
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Ann Kuster
- Introduced
- 2021-08-17
- Latest action
- 2021-09-14 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
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.