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7 U.S.C. 2016a: EBT benefit fraud prevention

Created in 2022 by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328). Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2024

    • Pub. L. 118–83, §105(1)(A), struck out at beginning "to the maximum extent practicable,". (Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 118–83, §105(1)(B)(i), substituted "December" for "October" in introductory provisions. (Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 118–83, §105(1)(B)(ii), struck out at beginning "to the maximum extent practicable,". (Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 118–83, §105(1)(B)(iii), (v), added subpar. (D). Former subpar. (D) redesignated (E). (Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 118–83, §105(1)(B)(iv), (vi), redesignated subpar. (D) as (E) and inserted "and proactively" after "consistently". (Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 118–83, §105(2), substituted "December 20, 2024" for "September 30, 2024". (Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 118–83, §105(3), added subsec. (e). (Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025) Law text · (e)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.