SNAP Payment Security and Fraud Prevention Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7316 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7316 To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require the promulgation of cybersecurity regulations and implementation of EMV technology relating to the use of EBT cards under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 2, 2026 Ms. Malliotakis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require the promulgation of cybersecurity regulations and implementation of EMV technology relating to the use of EBT cards under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``SNAP Payment Security and Fraud Prevention Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. EXPANDED INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE INSPECTOR GENERAL. Section 16 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(i) Office of Inspector General Coordination Authority.-- ``(1) The Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture shall have full authority to investigate and coordinate multi-jurisdictional efforts to prevent, detect, and prosecute theft, misuse, or fraudulent accessing of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits, including authority-- ``(A) to investigate cyber-enabled benefit theft, including skimming, cloning, phishing, spoofing, and unauthorized access to EBT systems; ``(B) to issue subpoenas, executing warrants, and initiating civil or criminal referrals; ``(C) to coordinate with the