COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — Congresswoman and candidate for governor Nancy Mace is calling for SNAP benefits’ EBT cards to have photo identification.
In a statement, Mace says she has filed an amendment to the Farm Bill requiring photo identification on every Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card and retailers verify cardholder identity before completing a transaction.
The statement says, “The amendment, based on Rep. Mace’s Food Assistance Integrity and Responsibility (FAIR) Act (LINK), would ensure these commonsense reforms are enacted as part of the broader reauthorization of federal agriculture and nutrition programs through the 2026 Farm Bill.”…