Will work with USDA to protect SNAP beneficiaries from electronic theft and fraud.

Should you require additional authority from Congress to accomplish this task and protect SNAP beneficiaries from electronic theft, I ask that you notify me. I look forward to working with you on this important matter.

Hill said he would work with USDA on protecting SNAP beneficiaries from electronic theft if additional congressional authority is needed.

RELEASE: HILL AWARDS LATEST GOLDEN FLEECE TO USDA | U.S. Congressman French Hill
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FNS says it is working with state and federal partners, retailers, EBT processors, and industry experts to protect SNAP benefits and combat fraud. The page also states that replacement authority for benefits stolen after December 20, 2024 was not extended.

USDA/FNS continues anti-theft work, but federal replacement authority for newly stolen SNAP benefits had lapsed, so the protection is incomplete as of the current term.

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USDA Food and Nutrition Service: Addressing Stolen SNAP Benefits
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USDA says EBT fraud, including card skimming, is rising and that modernizing EBT with chip cards is important because chip cards are harder to copy and can protect SNAP participants from stolen benefits.

USDA has an active modernization effort aimed at protecting SNAP beneficiaries from electronic theft, but this source does not show direct Hill-USDA collaboration.

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USDA Food and Nutrition Service: SNAP EBT Modernization
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The USDA text description lists Alabama and California as issuing EBT chip cards and lists Arkansas, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, Oklahoma, and Virginia as having EBT chip card projects in progress.

Arkansas, Hill's state, had an EBT chip-card project in progress by early 2026, indicating partial implementation of anti-skimming protections for SNAP beneficiaries.

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USDA Food and Nutrition Service: SNAP EBT Chip Card Map Text Description
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Section 105, EBT Benefit Fraud Prevention, extended the stolen-benefit replacement period to December 20, 2024 and required a GAO examination of SNAP EBT payment-system security, USDA management of stolen-benefit risks, and policy options for improvement.

Congress enacted a temporary extension and oversight mandate related to USDA's handling of SNAP EBT theft, but the measure did not create a durable ongoing replacement program.

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Congress.gov: H.R.9747 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
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The Clerk records H.R.9747 as passed 341-82. Representative Hill, Republican of Arkansas, is listed as voting Yea.

Hill took a concrete vote for the enacted 2024 measure that temporarily extended stolen SNAP benefit replacement and ordered additional review of EBT security risks.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House: Roll Call 450 on H.R.9747
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