H.R. 5701

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5701 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5701

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to prohibit the placement 
of a photograph of any household member on an electronic benefit card 
used by such household to purchase food with supplemental nutrition 
assistance program benefits provided under such Act.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 26, 2023

Mr. Casar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture

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A BILL

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to prohibit the placement 
of a photograph of any household member on an electronic benefit card 
used by such household to purchase food with supplemental nutrition 
assistance program benefits provided under such Act.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``No Photo for Food Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.

Section 7(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2016(h)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)(C)(i) by striking ``photographic 
identification on electronic benefit transfer cards,'', and
(2) by amending paragraph (9) to read as follows:
``(9) Limitation.--A State agency may not require that an 
electronic benefit card contain a photograph of any household 
member authorized to use such card to purchase food under the 
supplemental nutrition assistance program.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.

(a) Effective Date.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this 
Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Application of Amendments.--The amendments made by this Act 
shall not apply with respect to certification periods that begin before 
the effective date of this Act.
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