Provide federal cost-share funding to help states upgrade EBT cards with chip technology.

Grace Meng · New York · Democratic

spending impact 0.65 specificity 0.88 extraction confidence 88%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Evidence

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GovInfo lists H.R. 9359 as introduced by Grace Meng with Brian Fitzpatrick and referred to the House Committee on Agriculture on June 18, 2026. The bill text would require USDA, after approving a state plan, to pay 90 percent of state administrative costs for transitioning from magnetic-stripe EBT cards to chip-technology EBT cards.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill record shows Meng introduced a bill that directly matches the promised federal cost-share for EBT chip-card upgrades, but the listed action is only introduction and committee referral, so it has not yet delivered funding.

unresolved same_term A for effort

GovInfo: H.R. 9359 (IH) - Ending Stolen SNAP Benefits Act of 2026
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

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Meng's office announced the Ending Stolen SNAP Benefits Act and said it would provide federal cost-share dollars to help states upgrade to secure EBT cards with chip technology.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Meng publicly claimed authorship of a bipartisan bill intended to provide the promised funding mechanism; this is concrete effort, but the release does not show enactment or actual federal cost-share payments.

unresolved same_term A for effort

MENG AND FITZPATRICK INTRODUCE BILL TO END STOLEN SNAP BENEFITS | Congresswoman Grace Meng
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

Grace Meng introduced H.R. 9359 in the 119th Congress, and the bill directly matches the promise by proposing a 90 percent federal cost share for state administrative costs to transition EBT cards from magnetic stripes to chip technology. As of September 4, 2026, the available official status shows only introduction and referral to the House Agriculture Committee, with no enactment or implemented federal cost-share funding. Because Meng materially advanced the promised policy but it remains pending rather than delivered or failed, the outcome is unresolved with effort credit.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%