To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify the definition of food.
This bill, HR 8403, amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify the definition of eligible food items for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). It directly affects SNAP recipients by expanding the types of food they can purchase with their benefits. The key provision explicitly adds "hot rotisserie chicken" to the list of items considered SNAP-eligible food. This change would allow individuals using SNAP to buy prepared hot rotisserie chickens from authorized retailers.
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Introduced Apr 21, 2026
Last action Apr 21, 2026
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Apr 21, 2026
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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Apr 21, 2026
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1 primary · 26 co-sponsors
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Eric A. "Rick" Crawford
RRepublican
Co
Andy Harris
RRepublican
Co
Barry Moore
RRepublican
Co
Ben Cline
RRepublican
Co
Blake D. Moore
RRepublican
Co
Bruce Westerman
RRepublican
Co
Carlos A. Gimenez
RRepublican
Co
Derrick Van Orden
RRepublican
Co
Emilia Strong Sykes
DDemocratic
Co
Eric Sorensen
DDemocratic
Co
Gabe Evans
RRepublican
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