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FEDERALhearing transcript

Congressional Hearing on SNAP Fraud Prevention

Original title: SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FRAUD

January 1, 2018

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The Frame

What this does

The hearing addresses the oversight of a $70 billion federal program that provides essential food assistance to millions of low-income residents, focusing on the integrity and administration of these benefits.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

SNAP recipients

The program provides food assistance to these individuals, who are subject to the administrative rules and oversight discussed in the hearing.

State agencies

These agencies partner with the federal government to administer SNAP benefits at the local level.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2018.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

This document is a transcript of a 2018 House Oversight Committee hearing regarding fraud prevention in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (). The hearing examined how federal and state agencies manage the program, which provides food assistance to over 42 million Americans.

Key Facts

  • The hearing took place on September 26, 2018, in the Rayburn House Office Building.
  • In 2017, the SNAP program provided approximately $70 billion in benefits.
  • The program served over 42 million Americans in 2017.
  • More than half of SNAP recipients are children or elderly individuals.
  • The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) administers SNAP in partnership with state agencies.
  • The vast majority of SNAP funding is provided by the federal government.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is SNAP?
stands for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a federal program that provides food assistance to low-income individuals and families.
Who manages the SNAP program?
It is administered by the federal Food and Nutrition Service () in partnership with state-level agencies.

Why It Matters

The hearing addresses the oversight of a $70 billion federal program that provides essential food assistance to millions of low-income residents, focusing on the integrity and administration of these benefits.

News Coverage

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Lobbying Activity

AARP

$4,110,000

2026

HEALTH ISSUESMEDICARE/MEDICAIDLAW ENFORCEMENT/CRIME/CRIMINAL JUSTICEPHARMACY

P.L. 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 8867, Planning for Long-term Aging Needs (PLAN) Act H.R. 5861, Legacy Act of 2025 H.R. 9393, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. H.R. 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act. S. 4916, the Aging with Artificial Intelligence Act. H.R. 8100, Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act. S. 3886, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act. H.R. 6766/S. 3492, the Essential Caregivers Act of 2025. H.R. 7966/S. 4118, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act. S. 2120, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 5575, the Firefighters Assisting Seniors to Emergency Response (FASTER) Act of 2025. H.R. 3954/S. 4641, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R.5554/S.2831, Stand Strong for Medicare Act. S. 3439/H.R. 6735, Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act and efforts related to the bill S. 1227/H.R. 2491, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act S. 668/H.R. 3183, Supporting Access to Falls Education and Prevention and Strengthening Training Efforts and Promoting Safety Initiatives (SAFE STEPS) for Veterans Act of 2025 CMS-1851-P, Hospice Proposed rule. CMS-1843-P, Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed rule. CMS-1844-P, Home Health Proposed rule. No bill number. Health care transparency. No bill number. Discussed use of artificial intelligence and health data technology. No bill number. Discussed health-related policies and activities around the fall respiratory virus season. No bill number. Discussed health insurance affordability proposals. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home staffing standards, safety, and quality. No bill number. Discussed Nursing home transparency and ownership requirements. No bill number. Discussed home health, hospice, and long-term care. No bill number. Discussed falls prevention. No bill number. Discussed social isolation. No bill number. Discussed HUD Assisted Living Requirements No bill number. Discussed family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed AARP paper on Medicare Caregiver Training Services. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid community engagement interim final rule, including the family caregiver exemption. No bill number. Discussed the paid direct care workforce in long-term care. No bill number. Discussed the unaffordability of long-term care. No bill number. Discussed Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid HCBS spousal impoverishment protections. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid fraud and family caregivers, Medicaid self-direction programs. No bill number. Discussed sandwich generation family caregiver hearing and submitted a statement for the record discussing family caregivers and sandwich generation caregivers, programs that support them, AARP caregiving resources, and federal policies to support sandwich generation caregivers and caregivers more broadly. No bill number. Discussed long-term care. No bill number. CMS-2453-NC; Medicaid Program; 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set Submitted comments No bill number. Discussed expanding access to home care. No bill number. Discussed the increasing cost of home care No bill number. Discussed HSA use for telehealth chronic care management services/subscriptions. No bill number. Discussed artificial intelligence and technology

Sponsors

Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift90% confidence

Federal-State Partnership

The hearing highlights the reliance of the federal government on state-level agencies to execute the administration of a federally funded program.

Connected Entities

personAnn CoffeyAssistant Inspector General for Investigations, USDA.Map →
personCraig GundersenProfessor at the University of Illinois.Map →
organizationHouse Committee on Oversight and Government ReformThe committee hosting the joint subcommittee hearing.Map →
personGary PalmerChairman of the Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Affairs.Map →
personThomas RothDirector, Fraud Investigation and Recovery Unit, Maine DHHS.Map →
personTarren BragdonPresident and CEO, Foundation for Government Accountability.Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.govinfo.gov

Analysis Score

0–100
  • Significance65
    How much this matters to a regular citizen
  • Controversy40
    Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
  • Entertainment10
    Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
  • Buzz15
    Current news / social attention level

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