H.R. 7469

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7469 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7469

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 authorize the use of 
benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program for online 
grocery purchases, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 10, 2026

Mr. Messmer (for himself and Mr. Gray) 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 authorize the use of 
benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program for online 
grocery purchases, and for other purposes.

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 ``SNAP Online Access Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM ONLINE PURCHASING.

(a) In General.--Section 7 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2016) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(l) Online Purchasing Program.--
``(1) Permanent authority.--Not later than 120 days after 
the effective date of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
begin transitioning the supplemental nutrition assistance 
program online purchasing initiative from pilot or 
demonstration status to permanent nationwide program 
operations, with the completion of the regulations marking the 
end of the transition.
``(2) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue such 
regulations and guidance as may be necessary to carry out 
paragraph (1), including provisions related to program 
integrity, consumer protections, and equitable access. Such 
regulations shall be issued not later than 2 years after the 
effective date of this subsection.
``(3) Stakeholder consultation.--The Secretary shall 
establish a formal process for consultation with State 
agencies, authorized retailers, electronic benefit transfer 
processors, consumer advocates, and other relevant stakeholders 
to incorporate lessons learned from online purchasing 
operations during the period of 2014 through 2025.
``(4) Report to congress.--Not later than 120 days after 
the effective date of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry of the Senate a report describing the consultation 
process and recommendations received.''.
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