# 116-hr-5719: CLOSE Act

116-hr-5719, CLOSE Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5719
- Congress: 116
- Title: CLOSE Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
- Introduced: 2020-01-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Closing Loopholes On SafetyNet Exploitation Act or the CLOSE Act This bill revises eligibility requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to require each state to implement a financial asset verification program for purposes of determining or redetermining the eligibility of an individual to participate in SNAP. (The financial asset program requires each applicant for or recipient of SNAP benefits to provide authorization for the state to obtain from a financial institution any financial record held by the institution with respect to such applicant or recipient.) The bill only applies to the 50 States and the District of Columbia. The Department of Agriculture must provide states with technical assistance to aid in implementation of a financial asset verification program.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2020-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2020-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] (R-AL), 2020-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2020-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO), 2020-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2020-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2020-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2020-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2020-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2020-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act
- 116-hr-19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-5719 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5719)

## Related
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6742)
- [116-hr-19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-19)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5719 (as of 2025-11-18).