Stop Retail Food Store SNAP Trafficking Act of 2026
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to improve the accuracy of estimates of retail food store trafficking in the supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits, to strengthen penalties for trafficking violations, to require reporting information to the Congress, and for other purposes.
This bill, HB9649, aims to make the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) more efficient by improving the accuracy of estimates related to the misuse of benefits, also known as trafficking. It intends to strengthen penalties for those who violate the rules and requires more detailed reporting to Congress.
The proposed changes would impact SNAP participants and retailers by tightening the rules around benefit use and increasing consequences for misuse. This could lead to better oversight and potentially reduce the amount of SNAP funds lost to trafficking.
As of July 13, 2026, HB9649 has been introduced and referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. This means it is in the early stages of the legislative process and will need to go through several steps, including committee review, before it can move forward.
