# Federal — Stolen EBT/SNAP benefit replacement policy by US state

For Federal, benefit type is SNAP; replacement available? is American Relief Act, 2025 did not extend this authority for benefits stolen beyond December 20, 2024; dates / claim window is revised the end date of the benefit theft period from Sept. 30, 2024, to Dec. 20, 2024, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State / program:** Federal _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Benefit type:** SNAP _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Replacement available?:** American Relief Act, 2025 did not extend this authority for benefits stolen beyond December 20, 2024 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Dates / claim window:** revised the end date of the benefit theft period from Sept. 30, 2024, to Dec. 20, 2024 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> The law requires states to replace such benefits that were stolen between Oct. 1, 2022, and Sept. 30, 2024. The <https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/9747/text> Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 revised the end date of the benefit theft period from Sept. 30, 2024, to Dec. 20, 2024. The <https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/10545/text> American Relief Act, 2025 did not extend this authority for benefits stolen beyond December 20, 2024.

## Source

- https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/stolen-benefits

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2026-12-16.
Part of [Stolen EBT/SNAP benefit replacement policy by US state](https://referencesource.org/stolen-ebt-benefit-replacement-by-state/).