PAAF Act

Senate Bill

S. 2923

119th Congress

PAAF Act

In Committee

Introduced:Oct 6, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Joni Ernst

Senator

Republican

IA

Cosponsors

0

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Agriculture and Food

Summary

This bill aims to reduce overpayments in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by requiring states to recoup any overpayments made to recipients and adjusting the formula used to determine a state's liability rate for these errors.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

SponsorJoni Ernst (R-IA)

Introduced10/6/2025

StatusRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

ChamberSenate

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PAAF Act

This bill aims to reduce overpayments in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by requiring states to recoup any overpayments made to recipients and adjusting the formula used to determine a state's liability rate for these errors.

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This bill aims to reduce overpayments in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by requiring states to recoup any overpayments made to recipients and adjusting the formula used to determine a state's liability rate for these errors.

Bill Number: 2923
Sponsor: Joni Ernst (R-IA)
Introduced: 10/6/2025
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy Area: Agriculture and Food

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Fact Sheet

Title: PAAF Act
Bill Number: 2923
Sponsor: Joni Ernst (R-IA)
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced: 10/6/2025
Summary: This bill aims to reduce overpayments in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by requiring states to recoup any overpayments made to recipients and adjusting the formula used to determine a state's liability rate for these errors.

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill aims to reduce overpayments in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by requiring states to recoup any overpayments made to recipients and adjusting the formula used to determine a state's liability rate for these errors.

Last updated: 12/29/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments ActThis bill requires states to recoup any overpayments of benefits made to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients and adjusts the formula for determining a state's liability rate for overpayments.As background, the SNAP quality control system measures how accurately SNAP state agencies determine a household’s eligibility and benefit amount and determines overpayments of benefits and underpayments. States that have comparatively high payment error rates for two consecutive years are assessed a penalty (i.e., liability amount). The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) must use a statutory formula to determine the liability amount.Under current law, FNS must set a tolerance level for excluding small payment errors (e.g., $54 or less in FY2023). This bill reduces the tolerance level for excluding small errors to $0 for FY2024 and each succeeding fiscal year.The bill also requires state agencies to recoup any overpayments of benefits made to SNAP beneficiaries.The bill adjusts the liability rate formula to reduce the state payment error rate based on the percentage of overpayments recouped by the state. Further, the bill increases the multiplier used in the formula to 25% (from 10%).

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

The bill reduces the tolerance level for excluding small SNAP overpayment errors from $54 to $0 starting in 2024.
States will be required to recoup any SNAP overpayments made to recipients.
The formula used to determine a state's liability rate for overpayments will be adjusted to reduce the rate based on the percentage of overpayments recouped, and the multiplier in the formula will be increased from 10% to 25%.

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If this bill becomes law, it would primarily impact state SNAP agencies and SNAP recipients who have received overpayments. States would have to put more effort into recouping even small overpayments, which could affect their relationship with SNAP beneficiaries. The changes to the liability rate formula could also impact state budgets if they are penalized more for overpayments that are not fully recouped.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Agriculture and Food

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

2923, 119th Congress (2025). "PAAF Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-2923

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