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The Food and Nutrition Act has clear parameters regarding the income and resource limits that SNAP households must meet, and categorical eligibility is intended to apply only when the conferring program has properly determined eligibility. Extending categorical eligibility to participants who have not been screened for eligibility compromises program integrity and reduces public confidence that benefits are being provided to eligible households. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------","action":"Proposed rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","name":"Agriculture Department","id":12,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/agriculture-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/12","parent_id":null,"slug":"agriculture-department"},{"raw_name":"Food and Nutrition Service","name":"Food and Nutrition Service","id":200,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/food-and-nutrition-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/200","parent_id":12,"slug":"food-and-nutrition-service"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2019/07/24/2019-15670.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":273,"title":7}],"citation":"84 FR 35570","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2019-09-23","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Written comments must be received on or before September 23, 2019 to be assured of consideration.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["FNS-2018-0037"],"dockets":[{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"(AE62) Revision of Categorical Eligibility in SNAP - 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