By passing this legislation, we will create a pathway to identify and crack down on fraud so taxpayers don’t get ripped off.
Pass the SNAP Fraud Reporting Act to require states to submit SNAP fraud data to USDA so the agency can compile a national SNAP fraud report for Congress.
Occurrences
Evidence
The enacted law's nutrition subtitle lists SNAP provisions including re-evaluation of the Thrifty Food Plan, SNAP work requirements, matching funds requirements, administrative cost sharing, and alien SNAP eligibility. It does not list or enact a SNAP Fraud Reporting Act or a national SNAP fraud report requirement.
Section 10105 created a SNAP state cost-share framework tied to each state's payment error rate, beginning in fiscal year 2028, with federal shares ranging from 100 percent to 85 percent depending on the state payment error rate.
On passage of H.R. 1, as amended, the Senate recorded a 50-50 vote with the Vice President voting yea; the bill passed. The roll call lists Scott (R-FL) as Yea.
AP reported that a federal judge temporarily barred USDA from collecting personal information about SNAP enrollees in 21 states and D.C.; USDA had warned states in July that failure to turn over information could result in SNAP funding being cut off.
Assessments
The promised outcome was specific: enact the SNAP Fraud Reporting Act requiring state SNAP fraud-data submissions to USDA and a national report to Congress. The evidence indicates the 2025 enacted SNAP provisions did not include that act or its national fraud-reporting mandate. Scott did vote for a broad reconciliation bill with adjacent SNAP program-integrity provisions, but those provisions addressed payment error rates and cost sharing rather than the promised fraud-data report. Because there was concrete legislative action on related SNAP oversight but no delivery of the specific promised outcome, this is a failed promise with an effort badge rather than full or partial delivery.