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Committee advances bill asking state to seek waiver to limit SNAP purchases
Summary
A House Health and Human Services committee advanced HB902, which would ask DPHHS to seek a USDA waiver to narrowly define SNAP‑eligible foods, add an age restriction on EBT card use and create a transitional benefit to soften the benefits cliff; opponents warned of retailer burdens and harm to food‑insecure Montanans.
A House Health and Human Services committee voted to advance a bill asking the Department of Public Health and Human Services to apply for a federal waiver that would narrow what items can be bought with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. The bill, HB902, also would prohibit EBT use by household members under 16 and create a transitional benefit that keeps some SNAP support in place as…
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