[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1429 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1429

Expressing support for continued efforts to safeguard the supplemental 
 nutrition assistance program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
     from fraud, waste, and abuse for the Nation's most vulnerable.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 14, 2026

   Mr. Taylor (for himself, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Fine, Mrs. Biggs of South 
 Carolina, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Grothman, and Mr. Van Orden) submitted the 
     following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                              Agriculture

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing support for continued efforts to safeguard the supplemental 
 nutrition assistance program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
     from fraud, waste, and abuse for the Nation's most vulnerable.

Whereas the supplemental nutrition assistance program (commonly known as SNAP) 
        is a largely federally funded, State-run program that is overseen by the 
        Food and Nutrition Administration, which operates out of the Department 
        of Agriculture;
Whereas SNAP is the largest Federal nutrition assistance program in the United 
        States and is designed primarily to increase the food purchasing power 
        of eligible low-income individuals and families;
Whereas, to administer SNAP, the Department of Agriculture spends nearly 
        $235,000,000 per day;
Whereas, in order to ensure those who are the most vulnerable in the Nation are 
        the ones rightfully receiving benefits, it is the duty of Congress to 
        end all fraud within the program;
Whereas, over a year ago, the Trump administration requested all SNAP data from 
        States in order to ensure those receiving assistance are not being 
        defrauded by criminal actors;
Whereas 29 States shared their data with the Department of Agriculture, but 21 
        States have sued the Department to keep their SNAP fraud data hidden 
        from the American people;
Whereas Secretary Rollins of the Department of Agriculture has reported several 
        eye-opening figures in the 29 States that have shared their SNAP fraud 
        data, which does not even include the data from the 21 other States;
Whereas, from the 29 States that shared their data, the Department of 
        Agriculture reported that--

    (1) 186,000 recipients who are deceased continue to receive benefits;

    (2) more than 440,000 recipients of SNAP use Social Security numbers 
that are not theirs or a family member's;

    (3) more than 247,000 individuals were receiving benefits in multiple 
States; and

    (4) more than 4,400 individuals had been flagged as disqualified 
participants but were still receiving benefits;

Whereas the removal of fraud is in the best interest of the taxpayer, as the 
        Department of Agriculture reported that individuals receiving fraudulent 
        benefits total nearly $3,000,000,000, which could be redirected to those 
        most in need;
Whereas, from October 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026, the Department of Agriculture 
        Office of the Inspector General's work resulted in a total dollar impact 
        of more than $1,000,000,000, resulting in cost savings and recoveries of 
        more than $21.02 for every dollar invested;
Whereas just one individual stole $19,700,000 from a program meant to feed 
        Missouri children;
Whereas States should also work to decrease improper payments, which the 
        Government Accountability Office found to be over $10,000,000,000 within 
        SNAP in fiscal year 2025;
Whereas, in fiscal year 2025, the average State payment error rate was over 10 
        percent; and
Whereas Congress should continue to consider items that give transparency to the 
        American people and bring integrity back into SNAP: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) expresses support for continued efforts by the Trump 
        administration to identify, prevent, and prosecute waste, 
        fraud, abuse, and improper payments in the supplemental 
        nutrition assistance program (SNAP);
            (2) applauds the Trump administration's efforts to counter 
        SNAP fraudsters and crack down on criminal actors hurting the 
        Nation's most vulnerable;
            (3) recognizes the importance of strong program integrity 
        measures to safeguard taxpayer dollars and preserve resources 
        for the most vulnerable Americans;
            (4) supports efforts to improve oversight and transparency 
        within SNAP to ensure the program is working effectively for 
        those eligible; and
            (5) affirms that reducing waste, fraud, and abuse is 
        essential to the long-term sustainability and effectiveness of 
        SNAP.
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