# 119-hr-734: To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 with respect to the issuance of quality control guidance issued by the Secretary of Agriculture.

119-hr-734, To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 with respect to the issuance of quality control guidance issued by the Secretary of Agriculture., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-734
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 with respect to the issuance of quality control guidance issued by the Secretary of Agriculture.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-11-01

## Summary

**This bill would require the USDA to provide a 60-day public notice and comment period before finalizing substantive changes to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) quality control guidance.** It covers guidance likely to force state agencies to change systems, procedures, or staffing or to alter verification rules, and it allows interim final guidance only when there is an urgent, immediate need. - State agencies would get advance notice and a chance to comment on guidance that could require changes to their systems, procedures, or staffing. - SNAP recipients and advocates would have at least 60 days to review and comment on proposed guidance that affects verification or eligibility checks. - The USDA could still issue interim final guidance immediately in cases of urgent need, while beginning the notice-and-comment process.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Public comment for SNAP guidance: mixed, medium. If enacted, the Secretary of Agriculture would have to publish new or updated SNAP quality-control guidance for public comment. The comment period would be at least 60 days before the guidance is finalized. This would apply when guidance would make states change systems, procedures, or staffing for…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-734 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/734)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-734 (as of 2026-11-01).