Data / Federal rules / 2026-21658
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Electronic Benefits Transfer Card Security Measures
The Food and Nutrition Administration published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on October 23, 2026. Comments are due by December 22, 2026.
SpecStream is the live web data engine for teams and agents. It reads every rule and proposed rule in the Federal Register each morning, and this page is that reading. Name your industry once and new rules, comment deadlines and effective dates arrive in your sheet, CRM, Slack or agent as they are published.
What the agency says
The Food and Nutrition Administration (FNA or the Agency), an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA or the Department), is issuing a rule proposing changes to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, the Program) regulations to modernize Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) technology and align EBT with consumer payment processing industry standards, improving both Program integrity and convenience for SNAP clients. These proposed changes will protect SNAP benefits from thieves and ensure benefits are accessible by approved households.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-21658
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Proposed rule
- Agency
- Agriculture Department; Food and Nutrition Administration
- Published
- October 23, 2026
- Comments due
- December 22, 2026
- Dates
- Written comments must be received on or before December 22, 2026 to be assured of consideration.
- Docket
- FNS-2025-0137
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0584-AE99
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 7 CFR 271; 7 CFR 274; 7 CFR 278
- Topics
- Food stamps; Grant programs-social programs
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 40
Other documents from the Food and Nutrition Administration
| Document | Type | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Simplified Geographic Preference Procurement in Child Nutrition Programs 2026-18337 | Final rule | Sep 9 |
| Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Changes in Federal-State Administrative Cost Sharing; Extension of Comment Period 2026-16760 | Proposed rule | Aug 17 |
| Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): Revisions in the WIC Food Packages; Delay of Vitamin D in Yogurt Implementation Date and Technical Corrections 2026-12700 | Final rule | Jun 24 |
| Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Changes in Federal-State Administrative Cost Sharing 2026-12696 | Proposed rule | Jun 24 |
Everything from the Food and Nutrition Administration · Rules on food stamps · Rules on grant programs-social programs · Published in October 2026
Read from the Federal Register API, last updated 2026-10-24. The document on federalregister.gov is the official record; dates and dockets can change through later corrections. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0.