Fetterman's Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act heads to U.S. Senate with 2026 Farm Bill
Fetterman said the House passed an amendment allowing SNAP recipients to buy hot rotisserie chickens.

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The House passed the 2026 Farm Bill, including an amendment allowing SNAP recipients to buy hot rotisserie chickens. John Fetterman and Jim Justice said the measure is headed to the Senate with the bill.
The House approved an amendment allowing people who receive SNAP benefits to use them to buy hot rotisserie chickens, by a 384-35 vote. John Fetterman, one of the senators who introduced the Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act, said the amendment passed. Jim Justice, a co-sponsor, said the act is headed to the Senate with the Farm Bill. The change would not apply to other hot foods.
The House passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 by a 224-200 vote. Glenn Thompson said the bill reauthorizes USDA programs through 2031 and updates farm policy, including crop insurance and credit access for producers.
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