SNAP Online Access Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Messmer
Introduced
Summary
This bill would establish a permanent nationwide online SNAP purchasing program. It would lock in national online benefit purchases and set a clear transition and rulemaking timeline for how the program must be run and overseen.
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- SNAP households would be able to use benefits to buy groceries online across the country rather than only in limited pilots. This aims to expand shopping options and remote access for participants.
- State agencies, authorized retailers, and electronic benefit transfer processors would take part in a planned transition and follow new federal rules on program integrity, consumer protections, and equitable access. The Secretary must begin the transition within 120 days and issue regulations and guidance within 2 years.
- The Agriculture Secretary would create a formal stakeholder consultation process that draws on lessons from 2014–2025. The Secretary must also submit a report to the House and Senate agriculture committees within 120 days describing the consultations and recommendations.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More grocery access for SNAP families
If enacted, this bill would make SNAP online grocery buying a permanent, nationwide option. The Secretary of Agriculture would have to start transitioning the pilot program within 120 days after the subsection takes effect. The Secretary would have to finish rules on program integrity, consumer protections, and equitable access within 2 years. The Secretary would have to consult State agencies, authorized retailers (including small businesses), EBT processors, and consumer groups using lessons from 2014–2025. The Secretary would have to send a report on those consultations and recommendations to the House and Senate Agriculture Committees within 120 days after the subsection takes effect.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Messmer
IN • R
Cosponsors
Gray
CA • D
Sponsored 2/10/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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