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H.R. 8403House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

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

Sponsored by Eric A. "Rick" CrawfordRep. Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR)
Introduced April 21, 2026

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The bill changes the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand what counts as food for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). It adds hot rotisserie chicken to the list of items that can be purchased with SNAP benefits, and it updates some wording in the statute for clarity.

Key Provisions

  • Adds “hot rotisserie chicken” to the definition of SNAP‑eligible food.
  • Replaces the word “clauses” with “paragraphs” in the referenced section.
  • Deletes the phrase “of this subsection” from the same section.

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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture Committee

April 21, 2026

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Introduced in House

April 21, 2026

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture Committee

April 21, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued April 21, 2026

I

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 8403

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.

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.