Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act of 2026
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced 2026-02-24
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act of 2026” Read the full text
Agriculture and Food
What it does
The bill requires the Agriculture Department to set cybersecurity rules for SNAP EBT cards, phasing out magnetic stripe cards for chip-enabled ones and letting households track transactions, report fraud, and manage accounts online. States must replace a damaged, malfunctioning, stolen, or fraud-frozen EBT card within 3 business days and cannot charge replacement fees for malfunctions, fraud by someone outside the household, or an expired card. Retailers must eventually use chip-enabled payment terminals to accept SNAP benefits, and the bill funds grants to help small stores upgrade terminals.
Written by AI from the complete official bill text and independently fact-checked against it. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · 2026-02-24
In the House.
Committee, then floor votes in both chambers · next
Official documents
The on-site text is shown verbatim from the GovInfo publication, captured 2026-07-12. The same version at GovInfo.
The numbers
2%
of bills introduced became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=16,213)
9
sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass
Who is lobbying on this
FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC AND SUBSIDIARIESvia FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
2 filingsFOOD MARKETPLACE INCvia FOOD MARKETPLACE INC.
2 filingsAMAZON.COM, INC.via MONUMENT ADVOCACY
1 filingKROGER COvia THE KROGER CO.
1 filingMAZON: A JEWISH RESPONSE TO HUNGERvia MAZON: A JEWISH RESPONSE TO HUNGER
1 filingWAKEFERN FOOD CORP.via WAKEFERN FOOD CORP.
1 filingFrom 8 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture. (2026-04-03).