OH SR29

Urges Congress to resume federal funding for states to restore SNAP benefits stolen through card skimming, card cloning, and similar fraud methods

Federal authorization to replace stolen benefits expired on December 20, 2024, and Congress has not enacted legislation to extend it

Ohio replaced more than $12.6 million in stolen SNAP benefits using federal funds; nationally, states replaced over $150 million to more than 315,000 households between January 2023 and September 2024

Calls for implementation of anti-fraud measures, specifically replacing current EBT cards with security chip-enabled cards to prevent skimming

Directs the Ohio Senate Clerk to transmit copies of the resolution to Congressional leadership and Ohio's Congressional delegation