HR8403Referred to Committee

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify the definition of food.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-04-21
Introduced
26
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Eric A. "Rick" Crawford
Eric A. "Rick" Crawford
Republican · AR · Representative
Votes with party: 98.5% (658 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

2026-04-21

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Plain-English Summary

This bill includes hot rotisserie chicken as an eligible food to purchase with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

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Agriculture and Food

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8403 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8403 To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify the definition of food. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 21, 2026 Mr. Crawford (for himself, Ms. McDonald Rivet, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Figures, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Wied, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. Sorensen, Mr. Womack, Mr. Van Orden, Mr. Costa, Mr. Harris of North Carolina, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, Ms. McBride, Mr. Moran, Mr. Moore of Utah, Mr. Harris of Maryland, Mr. Vasquez, and Mr. Evans of Colorado) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify the definition of food. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SNAP ELIGIBLE FOOD. Section 3(k)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(k)(1)) is amended-- (1) by inserting ``hot rotisserie chicken and'' before ``those authorized''; (2) by striking ``clauses'' and inserting ``paragraphs''; and (3) by striking ``of this subsection''. <all>
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