# 119-hr-9359: Ending Stolen SNAP Benefits Act of 2026

119-hr-9359, Ending Stolen SNAP Benefits Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9359
- Congress: 119
- Title: Ending Stolen SNAP Benefits Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-03

## Summary

**Reissue stolen SNAP benefits** to households hit by identity theft or card skimming, and help states move from magnetic-stripe to chip-enabled electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards. - Families and households: Would allow replacement SNAP benefits when theft meets new federal criteria. Rules must minimize the paperwork burden on victim households. - State agencies: Would permit states to reissue stolen benefits to the same household if the state has an approved transition plan. The bill also offers federal cost-sharing to convert magnetic-stripe EBT cards to chip-enabled cards, with that cost-share authority ending in 2031. - Federal oversight and technology: Would require the Agriculture Secretary to issue regulations that set identification criteria and best practices for finding and reissuing stolen benefits. The Secretary must publish a status report within 240 days after issuing rules and then annual, state-level reports within 120 days after each fiscal year.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Replace stolen SNAP benefits: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Agriculture Secretary would issue rules letting State agencies reissue SNAP benefits stolen by identity theft or by card skimming. The rules would set criteria and best practices that reduce the burden on victims to prove theft and would allow replacement benefits to eligible househ…
- Federal help to switch EBT cards: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary would pay each approved State agency 90 percent of eligible administrative costs to switch from magnetic-stripe to chip-enabled EBT cards that meet the ANSI X9.58-2024 standard (or a successor). Eligible costs would include card issuance, one-time vendor fees, planning, te…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10280: 9–8–8 Implementation Act of 2026
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9359 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9359)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-10280: 9–8–8 Implementation Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10280)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9359 (as of 2026-07-03).