SNAP Data Transparency and Oversight Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3856 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3856 To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require States to provide recipient-level data to the Secretary of Agriculture upon request. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 12, 2026 Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself, Ms. Ernst, and Mr. Tuberville) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require States to provide recipient-level data to the Secretary of Agriculture upon request. 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 Data Transparency and Oversight Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. STATE REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE SNAP RECIPIENT DATA TO THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE. Section 11 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(y) Provision of Recipient Data to the Secretary.-- ``(1) In general.--As a condition of participation in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, each State agency shall, on request of the Secretary, provide to the Secretary recipient-level data, case file information, or any other program data necessary for the administration, oversight, integrity, or enforcement of the program. ``(2) Process.--Data requested under paragraph (1) shall be transmitted in such form, manner, frequency, and within such time frame, as the Secretary may require, including through secure electronic data transfer systems designated by the Secretary. ``(3) Timing.--A State agency shall provide data requested under paragraph (1) not later than 30 days after