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Eric Crawford (R-AR)

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

H.R. 8403 · House bill Agriculture and Food

A Republican bill with 9 Democratic cosponsors · See all 26 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill proposes an amendment to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. The primary goal is to modify the existing definition of food used for SNAP eligibility. Specifically, it seeks to add "hot rotisserie chicken" to the list of authorized items. This change would result in certain wording adjustments within the current law.

Yes· 3 of 11

  • Scored +2

    Would children be better off under this?

    Providing more diverse food options like rotisserie chicken can assist in meeting nutritional needs for children on SNAP.

  • Scored +2

    Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?

    The inclusion of rotisserie chicken provides more food options for young adults participating in the SNAP program.

  • Scored +2

    Would people in middle age be better off under this?

    The bill expands the variety of food items that middle-aged individuals on SNAP can purchase.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.