HR 341 — A Resolution urging the Department of Human Services to immediately transmit the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program enrollment data as required by the United States Department of Agriculture.

PRINTER'S NO.   2438

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



              HOUSE RESOLUTION
                 No. 341
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY ROWE, KRUPA, WARNER, WATRO, PUGH, PICKETT, HAMM,
        CUTLER, ROAE AND KUZMA, OCTOBER 8, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, OCTOBER 8, 2025


                                  A RESOLUTION
 1   Urging the Department of Human Services to immediately transmit
 2      the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program enrollment data
 3      as required by the United States Department of Agriculture.
 4         WHEREAS, The United States Department of Agriculture required
 5   states to submit Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
 6   (SNAP) enrollment data by July 30, 2025, as part of its efforts
 7   to detect overpayments and fraud in SNAP; and
 8         WHEREAS, The Department of Human Services refused to submit
 9   the data despite receiving multiple requests to do so; and
10         WHEREAS, The refusal to submit the data resulted in a formal
11   warning from the United States Department of Agriculture dated
12   August 20, 2025, which stated that Pennsylvania is at risk of
13   losing up to $115,304,305.91 for each quarter of noncompliance;
14   and
15         WHEREAS, The potential loss of up to $460 million per year is
16   based on the Commonwealth's current payment error rate of
17   10.76%; and
18         WHEREAS, Despite the potential catastrophic loss of Federal
 1   funds to the Commonwealth, the Governor has chosen to ignore
 2   this dire situation and utilize taxpayer dollars to institute
 3   legal proceedings against the United States Department of
 4   Agriculture; and
 5         WHEREAS, According to the Independent Fiscal Office, the
 6   Commonwealth is already at risk of a reduction in Federal
 7   funding of $675 million by fiscal year 2027-2028 if
 8   Pennsylvania's payment error rate continues to exceed 10%; and
 9         WHEREAS, Despite having a current payment error rate of
10   10.76%, the Department of Human Services ended a contract with a
11   vendor that verified employment and wage data for individuals
12   who applied for SNAP; and
13         WHEREAS, Other states such as Ohio and West Virginia have
14   payment error rates below 10%; and
15         WHEREAS, The payment error rate which is composed, in part,
16   of overpayments, improperly allocates dollars that could be
17   otherwise used for individuals who require benefits from SNAP;
18   and
19         WHEREAS, The loss of Federal dollars could jeopardize SNAP's
20   future and negatively impact the Commonwealth's financial
21   health; therefore be it
22         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge the
23   Department of Human Services to immediately submit the required
24   enrollment data to the United States Department of Agriculture
25   to prevent the significant loss of Federal dollars; and be it
26   further
27         RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
28   the Governor and the Secretary of Human Services.




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