{"bill":{"id":"118-hr-5701","congress":118,"type":"HR","number":5701,"title":"No Photo for Food Act of 2023","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2023-09-26","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"C001131","fullName":"Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35]","party":"D","state":"TX","district":35}],"cosponsorsCount":8,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2024-01-11","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture."},"policyArea":"Agriculture and Food","subjects":["Food assistance and relief","Photography and imaging","Poverty and welfare assistance","State and local government operations"],"actions":[{"date":"2024-01-11","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-09-26","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-09-26","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-09-26","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>No Photo for Food Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill revises provisions related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to prohibit a state from requiring a photograph&nbsp;of any household member on an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card. Under current law, a state may require that an EBT card contain a photo of one or more members of a SNAP household.</p><p>As background, SNAP provides federally funded benefits (not the same as cash) on EBT cards to eligible households to purchase eligible food items from authorized retailers.</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,eyJtY2UtY29udmVyc2F0aW9uXzU3NTY4MTI4MjE3MjkwMTc0ODk3ODciOnsidWlkIjoibWNlLWNvbnZlcnNhdGlvbl81NzU2ODEyODIxNzI5MDE3NDg5Nzg3IiwiY29tbWVudHMiOlt7InVpZCI6Im1jZS1jb252ZXJzYXRpb25fNTc1NjgxMjgyMTcyOTAxNzQ4OTc4NyIsImF1dGhvciI6Im5jaHVyY2hpbGxAbGliLmxvYy5nb3YiLCJhdXRob3JOYW1lIjoibmNodXJjaGlsbEBsaWIubG9jLmdvdiIsImNvbnRlbnQiOiJUYWtlbiBmcm9tIENSUyBJbkZvY3VzIChzZWUgUmVzZWFyY2gpLiIsImNyZWF0ZWRBdCI6IjIwMjQtMTAtMTVUMTg6Mzg6MDkuNzg3WiIsIm1vZGlmaWVkQXQiOiIyMDI0LTEwLTE1VDE4OjM4OjA5Ljc4N1oifV19fQ==-->","updateDate":"2025-03-21T14:53:55Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":290,"ts":"2026-04-19T09:59:54.649Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=No%20Photo%20for%20Food%20Act%20of%202023"}]}}