{"id":2597166,"date":"2026-04-30T13:25:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T17:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-votes-to-allow-hot-rotisserie-chicken-to-be-bought-with-snap\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T13:27:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T17:27:44","slug":"house-votes-to-allow-hot-rotisserie-chicken-to-be-bought-with-snap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-votes-to-allow-hot-rotisserie-chicken-to-be-bought-with-snap\/","title":{"rendered":"House votes to allow hot rotisserie chicken to be bought with SNAP"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-votes-to-allow-hot-rotisserie-chicken-to-be-bought-with-snap%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2597166&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the House passed an amendment Thursday, introduced by Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR), that would let SNAP benefits be used to buy hot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taking-vitamin-d-wont-help-unless\/\" title=\"Taking Vitamin D Won...t Help Unless\u2026\">rotisserie chicken<\/a>. the measure passed 384-35 just before the full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-warns-democrats-what-republicans-will-do-if-democrats-end-filibuster-would-be-childs-play\/\" title=\"McConnell Warns Democrats What ...ublicans Will Do If Democrats End Filibuster: \u2018Would Be Child...s Play...\">farm bill<\/a> was approved.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters said the rules currently allow participants to buy rotisserie chicken only if it\u2019s cold, not hot. Voting on the amendment saw 196 Democrats and 187 Republicans in favor, while 23 Republicans and 12 Democrats voted against; Rep. Kevin Kiley (an autonomous who caucuses with Republicans) also supported it.<\/p>\n<p>SNAP,a long-running program created in 1939,helps low-income households afford food and is funded and authorized through the farm bill.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/house\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/house\/\">House<\/a> overwhelmingly passed an amendment to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/farm-bill\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2188\">farm bill <\/a>Thursday that would allow hot rotisserie chicken to be bought using the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/snap\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1258\">Supplemental Nutrition Assistance\u00a0Program. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The amendment, introduced by Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR), passed 384-35 just before the full farm bill passed. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4549460\/maha-pesticide-provision-farm-bill\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>MAHA takes victory lap after stripping pro-pesticide provision from farm bill<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4549102\/anna-paulina-luna-mkultra-hearing-cia-mind-control-program\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Anna Paulina Luna sets date for MKUltra hearing on CIA mind control program<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4548553\/house-gop-ice-cbp-funding-reconciliation\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House GOP advances $70 billion in ICE and CBP funding via reconciliation<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cCurrently, participants can buy a rotisserie chicken if it\u2019s cold, but not if it\u2019s hot,\u201d the National Chicken Council <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/chickencouncil\/status\/2049862927922892871?s=20\">wrote on X<\/a>. \u201cThank you Rep. Crawford for your leadership on this issue!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Overall, 196 Democrats and 187 Republicans voted for Crawford\u2019s amendment. Meanwhile, 23 Republicans and 12 Democrats voted against the amendment. California Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kevin-kiley\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"7945\">Kevin Kiley<\/a>, an independent who caucuses with Republicans, also voted in favor.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4548553\/house-gop-ice-cbp-funding-reconciliation\/\">HOUSE GOP ADVANCES $70 BILLION ON ICE AND CBP FUNDING VIA RECONCILIATION <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SNAP, also known as food stamps, is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-reasons-making-taxpayers-pay-off-student-loans-is-a-rotten-idea\/\" title=\"5 Reasons Making Taxpayers Pay Off Student Loans Is A Rotten Idea\">government program<\/a> that has been around since 1939 and is designed to help <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >low-income individuals afford food<\/a> by supplementing households\u2019 grocery budgets. It is administered through the Agriculture Department, and benefit levels are determined based on net income and household size, operating on the assumption that 30% of a household\u2019s net income is spent on food.<\/p>\n<p>The popular program now has over 41 million recipients and is authorized through the farm bill.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House passed a farm bill amendment by 384-35 to let SNAP buy hot rotisserie chicken<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2597167,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26113036189620.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[60635,32304,4762,78877,11892],"class_list":["post-2597166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-food-assistance","tag-house-of-representatives","tag-legislation","tag-rotisserie-chicken-2","tag-snap"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26113036189620.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2597166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2597166"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2597166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2597170,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2597166\/revisions\/2597170"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2597167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2597166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2597166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2597166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}