Congress extends SNAP theft victim compensation through 2034
H.R. 2983 — SNAP SECURE Act of 2025 · Filed by Al Green (D-TX) · Introduced Apr 24, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill extends funding for a SNAP benefit replacement program from 2024 to 2034, allowing the federal government to continue reimbursing victims whose food assistance benefits were stolen. The bill amends a 2023 appropriations law to keep the program alive for an additional decade.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole operative function is to extend the sunset date of an existing appropriation for SNAP benefit replacement. It is a straightforward reauthorization of victim compensation funding.
What the text implies
- The bill does not appropriate new money — it extends an existing authorization. Actual funding depends on whether Congress appropriates funds in future fiscal years; the extension is permissive, not mandatory.
- The bill references Section 501(b)(2)(C) of Division HH of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, whose full text and current funding level are not reproduced here. The actual scope and mechanics of the replacement program depend on that cited provision.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
Low-income households that experience SNAP benefit theft retain access to replacement funds, preventing loss of food assistance. The extension preserves a victim-compensation mechanism without imposing new costs on ordinary citizens.
Named in the bill
USDA (implied administrator of SNAP), Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Section 501(b)(2)(C), Division HH
Where it stands
- Apr 24, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Apr 24, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Agriculture · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Money around this bill
1 lobbying clients named this bill on 1 disclosure filings across 1 quarter, Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $40,000 in lobbying spend. A filing names 2 bills on average, so that figure is what each filing reported, not a share belonging to this bill.
More lobbying clients named this bill than 0% of bills with at least one filing.
Al Green, the sponsor, reported $72,500 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.
- Red Hat Inc — $40,000 on 1 filing
Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through Jul 20, 2026. A filing shows who paid to lobby on a bill it names, not what changed.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (385 characters) on Jun 8, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
Money — Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings whose specific-issue field names this bill for quarters ending Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. A filing's amount is reported whole beside the median number of bills a filing names; it is never divided across them. PAC receipts are FEC-reported contributions to the sponsor's candidate committee in the 2026 cycle.
As of — lobbying records through Jul 20, 2026 · page rendered 2026-10-20.
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