The Fight for Fee-Free SNAP

Small grocers shouldn’t be penalized for supporting their communities.

That’s why we’re asking you to reach out to your representatives in support of the Ensuring Fee-Free Benefit Transactions (EBT) Act. This bill keeps SNAP EBT transactions free of unfair fees, ensuring co-ops like ours can continue serving everyone.

Contact your co-op’s members of Congress now and tell them to support the bipartisan Ensuring Fee-Free Benefit Transactions (EBT) Act (H.R. 4158). This bill protects grocers by permanently prohibiting additional fees from being imposed on retailers for SNAP EBT transactions. Imposing processing or other related fees outside the control of retailers for SNAP EBT transactions would create an unfair burden on grocers. Without explicit permanent protection, SNAP retailers could be vulnerable to state costs resulting from the recently enacted SNAP administrative 75-25 state-federal funding shift.

FMI has provided a template so you can easily send an email with key talking points to your members of Congress — or call the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask them to direct your call.