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.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5426
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 1029
*01029*
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.