H.R. 762 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Agriculture, Jan 28, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryStates must recoup SNAP overpayments
The SNAP program helps low-income people buy food, and states are supposed to get the amounts right—but sometimes they don't. This bill tightens how states are held accountable when they pay out too much. It removes the current allowance for small errors (like overpaying by $50), requires states to actively collect any overpayments they've made, and increases the financial penalties states face if they have high error rates.
How it affects you
If you receive SNAP benefits and were overpaid, your state would be required to try to collect that money back from you. States that struggle with accurate payments will face stricter penalties, which could lead them to be more cautious about how they process SNAP applications and benefits—potentially affecting how quickly you get approved or how your case is handled.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Jan 28, 2025)
Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments Act
This bill requires states to recoup any overpayments of benefits made to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients and adjusts the formula for determining a state's liability rate for overpayments.
As background, the SNAP quality control system measures how accurately SNAP state agencies determine a household’s eligibility and benefit amount and determines overpayments of benefits and underpayments. States that have comparatively high payment error rates for two consecutive years are assessed a penalty (i.e., liability amount). The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) must use a statutory formula to determine the liability amount.
Under current law, FNS must set a tolerance level for excluding small payment errors in the calculation of payment error rates (e.g., $56 or less in FY2024). This bill reduces the tolerance level for excluding small errors to $0 for FY2025 and each succeeding fiscal year.
The bill also requires state agencies to recoup any overpayments of benefits made to SNAP beneficiaries.
The bill adjusts the liability rate formula to reduce the state payment error rate based on the percentage of overpayments recouped by the state. Further, the bill increases the multiplier used in the liability rate formula to 25% (from 10%).
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 762
A BILL
Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments Act
Sponsor: Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA-4) · Introduced Jan 28, 2025 · Agriculture and Food · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Feb 28, 2025: “Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.”