{"id":65326,"date":"2026-05-01T19:41:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T23:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=65326"},"modified":"2026-05-01T19:41:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T23:41:11","slug":"house-passes-hot-rotisserie-chicken-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/05\/01\/house-passes-hot-rotisserie-chicken-act\/","title":{"rendered":"House Passes Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The House of Representatives passed the legislation you are referring to yesterday, April 30, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"806e62\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #806e62;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/download.webp?resize=275%2C183&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65327 not-transparent\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the broader <strong>Farm Bill (H.R. 7567)<\/strong>, the House voted to include a provision known as the <strong>&#8220;Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act.&#8221;<\/strong> The amendment, led by Representative Rick Crawford (R-AR), passed with overwhelming bipartisan support (384\u201335) before the House passed the full Farm Bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Details of the Legislation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> The bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to allow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to purchase <strong>hot<\/strong> rotisserie chickens using their benefits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Issue it Addresses:<\/strong> Under current law, SNAP benefits can be used to purchase cold, cooked rotisserie chickens, but not those sold hot. This outdated &#8220;hot food&#8221; restriction has forced many grocery stores to heat chickens and then cool them back down to make them SNAP-eligible\u2014a process that wastes energy and degrades the quality of the food.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scope:<\/strong> The provision is narrow. It does not expand SNAP funding, change participant eligibility, or allow SNAP benefits to be used at restaurants. It applies specifically to eligible grocery retailers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Senate Status:<\/strong> A companion bill with the same name was introduced in the Senate last week by a bipartisan group of senators, including John Fetterman (D-PA), Jim Justice (R-WV), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Michael Bennet (D-CO). Following the House vote, there is now significant momentum for the Senate to consider their version of the legislation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House of Representatives passed the legislation you are referring to yesterday, April 30, 2026. 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