WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) joined Ron Wyden (D-OR), John Fetterman (D-PA), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA), to support the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act, legislation aimed at strengthening security protections for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) EBT cards.
The bill would modernize SNAP card technology by requiring fraud-resistant chips and phasing out outdated magnetic stripes, which are vulnerable to "skimming", a form of fraud in which thieves steal card information to create duplicates. These duplicate cards are then used to drain victims' benefits, depriving families of critical food assistance. The bill would also require th...