{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://timmons.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=609", "Timmons Introduces SNAP Fraud Accountability Act to Crack Down on Fraud and Protect Taxpayers", "2026-09-02", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "House", "SC", "William R. Timmons IV", "T000480", "timmons.house.gov", "timmons", "https://timmons.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Congressman William Timmons (SC-04) introduced the SNAP Fraud Accountability Act, legislation to strengthen accountability for fraud and abuse in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and protect taxpayer dollars.\n\nUnder current law, violations of the Food and Nutrition Act involving benefits valued at $5,000 or more can trigger criminal penalties. The SNAP Fraud Accountability Act lowers that threshold from $5,000 to $1,000, ensuring those who deliberately defraud the program face consequences.\n\n\u201cSNAP exists to help Americans who genuinely need assistance putting food on the table, not to provide an opportunity for criminals to steal from taxpayers,\u201d said Congressman William Timmons. \u201cThe SNAP Fraud Accountability Act makes clear that if you deliberately defraud a program funded by hardworking Americans, there will be consequences.\u201d", 1, "2026-09-04T09:19:37Z", "2026-09-04T09:20:58Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://timmons.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=609"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7401020266115665, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}