Amendment #318 to H4000

Restoring Stolen SNAP Benefits

Ms. Kerans of Danvers moves to amend the bill in section 2 by inserting after item 4400-1001 the following item:

"4400-1031 For reimbursement to clients who have had their federal supplemental nutrition assistance program or summer electronic benefits for children program payments stolen through electronic benefit transfer card skimming, card cloning and other similar fraudulent methods, including organized identity theft schemes during the period of  December 21, 2025 to June 30, 2026, inclusive, to the extent that federal funds will not cover the cost of reimbursement; provided, that claims for such reimbursement must be verified by the department of transitional assistance and must be reported to or identified by the department not later than July 31, 2026, $10,000,000"