# 119-hr-10219: SNAP Fraud Accountability Act

119-hr-10219, SNAP Fraud Accountability Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10219
- Congress: 119
- Title: SNAP Fraud Accountability Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-24

## Summary

**Lowers the monetary threshold that triggers criminal penalties for SNAP fraud from $5,000 to $1,000.** This change would make smaller-value violations eligible for the same criminal penalties provided under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. - Families and SNAP households: Households involved in violations worth $1,000 or more could face criminal penalties under the existing law. This makes lower-value benefit misuse more likely to meet the criminal threshold. - Retailers and vendors: Stores or vendors with improper redemptions or other covered violations reaching $1,000 may be subject to criminal charges under the Act's current penalty rules. - Law enforcement and prosecutors: Federal and state authorities could pursue cases at the lower dollar amount because the bill keeps the existing enforcement framework and penalties intact.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Lower SNAP fraud penalty threshold: cost, low. If enacted, this bill would lower the dollar amount that triggers criminal penalties for SNAP violations from $5,000 to $1,000. It would do this by replacing every "$5,000" with "$1,000" in Section 15(b)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2024(b)(1)). Households or stores could face…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7613: ALERT Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10219 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10219)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6955)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-7613: ALERT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7613)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10219 (as of 2026-09-24).