Congressman Rick Crawford introduced H.R. 8403, the Healthy Obtainable Tasty (HOT) Rotisserie Chicken Act, to allow for the purchase of hot rotisserie chicken with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
Crawford will support allowing SNAP benefits to be used to purchase hot rotisserie chicken.
Occurrences
Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-01) introduced the bipartisan SNAP Rotisserie Chicken Act. This bill would allow families to buy hot rotisserie chicken through the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP).
Evidence
GovInfo lists H.R. 8403 as introduced in the House on April 21, 2026, with Rep. Crawford as sponsor and 17 cosponsors; the bill was referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
In the House floor debate, Crawford said his amendment seeks to add hot rotisserie chicken to the list of foods eligible for SNAP recipients to purchase and argued it is a practical, no-cost change.
The Daily Digest records that Crawford's amendment adding hot rotisserie chicken as an eligible SNAP item passed by recorded vote, 384 ayes to 35 noes, Roll No. 145.
Assessments
Crawford directly supported the policy during his current federal House term by sponsoring H.R. 8403 to make hot rotisserie chicken SNAP-eligible, advocating for the change on the House floor, and offering an amendment that was adopted by the House on April 30, 2026. Because the promise was to support allowing the purchase, not necessarily to secure final enactment into law, these actions satisfy the pledge in the same term.