Bill Text: CT HB05426 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Prohibiting The Foreign Use Of Electronic Benefit Cards.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-15 - Referred to Joint Committee on Human Services [HB05426 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB05426-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5426
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 1029
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Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. BERTHEL, 68th Dist.

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE FOREIGN USE OF ELECTRONIC BENEFIT CARDS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That title 17b of the general statutes be amended to prohibit the use of electronic benefit transfer cards for public assistance outside the United States.

Statement of Purpose:

To ensure that taxpayer dollars used in public assistance programs help the people who need it most and to discourage fraud.