Warner joined bipartisan sponsors of the Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act, which would let SNAP participants buy hot rotisserie chicken with their benefits; he called it a commonsense fix to an outdated rule.
Support passage of the Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act to make hot rotisserie chicken SNAP-eligible.
Occurrences
Evidence
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On June 5, 2026, Warner said he joined Bennet, Justice, Fetterman, Capito, Coons, Blunt Rochester, McCormick, and Wicker in sponsoring the Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act; the release says the bill would let SNAP participants buy hot rotisserie chicken and notes the House companion had already been adopted.
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The House Daily Digest reports that the Crawford amendment adding hot rotisserie chicken as an SNAP-eligible item was agreed to by recorded vote, 384 ayes to 35 noes.
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LegiList lists S. 4367 as introduced April 21, 2026, with the latest action reading twice and referral to the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee. It lists Mark R. Warner as a cosponsor and says no vote has been recorded for the bill yet.
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The Senate Agriculture Committee majority stated on August 6, 2026, that committee Democrats voted against advancing a farm bill, blocking the legislation. The statement says the farm bill incorporated more than 100 bipartisan bills and priorities, but did not advance.
Assessments
Warner took a concrete same-term legislative step by cosponsoring S. 4367, the Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act, in June 2026. However, the federal outcome promised has not been delivered: the Senate bill remained referred to committee with no recorded Senate passage, and the broader farm-bill vehicle had not advanced as of August 6, 2026. Because Warner made a serious legislative effort but the SNAP eligibility change was not enacted or passed into law, this counts as not delivered with an effort badge.
Warner publicly co-sponsored the Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act and the House companion had already advanced, so he clearly supported and materially advanced the policy. But there is no evidence that the Senate bill actually passed or that hot rotisserie chicken became SNAP-eligible, so the promise was not fully delivered.