SNAP Online Access Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7469 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7469

   To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 authorize the use of
benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program for online
               grocery purchases, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 10, 2026

 Mr. Messmer (for himself and Mr. Gray) introduced the following bill;
           which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL

   To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 authorize the use of
benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program for online
               grocery purchases, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``SNAP Online Access Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE
              PROGRAM ONLINE PURCHASING.

    (a) In General.--Section 7 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2016) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(l) Online Purchasing Program.--
            ``(1) Permanent authority.--Not later than 120 days after
        the effective date of this subsection, the Secretary shall
        begin transitioning the supplemental nutrition assistance
        program online purchasing initiative from pilot or
        demonstration status to permanent nationwide program
        operations, with the completion of the regulations marking the
        end of the transition.
            ``(2) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue such
        regulations and guidance as may be necessary to carry out
        paragraph (1), including provisions related to program
        integrity, consumer protections, and equitable access. Such
        regulations shall be issued not later than 2 years after the
        effective date of this subsection.
            ``(3) Stakeholder consultation.--The Secretary shall
        establish a formal process for consultation with State
        agencies, authorized retailers, electronic benefit transfer
        processors, consumer advocates, and other relevant stakeholders
        to incorporate lessons learned from online purchasing
        operations during the period of 2014 through 2025.
            ``(4) Report to congress.--Not later than 120 days after
        the effective date of this subsection, the Secretary shall
        submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
        Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
        and Forestry of the Senate a report describing the consultation
        process and recommendations received.''.
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