# 119-hr-3700: MEALS Act of 2025

119-hr-3700, MEALS Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3700
- Congress: 119
- Title: MEALS Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

**Preventing and replacing stolen Summer EBT benefits** is the bill's main aim. It would create a federal-to-state framework of security standards, replacement rules for stolen benefits, and oversight to fight card skimming, cloning, and other fraud. - Families and students: Would let households get stolen summer EBT benefits replaced through a set replacement process, reducing losses from card skimming and cloning. - State agencies and administrators: Requires states to follow federal guidance and new rulemaking on security standards and enforcement, and sets procedures for reimbursement and program performance reporting. - Federal oversight and interagency coordination: Directs the Comptroller General to review and report on fraud prevention performance and pushes alignment with industry security standards and interagency cooperation.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Replace stolen summer EBT and tighten security: benefit, low. If your State or Tribal agency participates, you could get stolen summer EBT benefits replaced. The payback would be the smaller of your unreplaced theft this year or the last summer EBT amount issued to you. You would need to report the theft and sign a statement; agencies would have to validate a…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3700 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3700)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3700 (as of 2026-10-15).