A bipartisan group of lawmakers has proposed new legislation that would expand food purchasing options for Americans receiving government nutrition assistance.
The Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act, filed by Senators Jim Justice of West Virginia, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, and Michael Bennet of Colorado, seeks to allow people using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to buy hot rotisserie chicken at grocery stores.
Representative Rick Crawford of Arkansas has filed matching legislation in the House of Representatives.
Currently, SNAP regulations prohibit the purchase of prepared hot foods, limiting recipients to cold or uncooked items. The proposed change would specifically add hot rotisserie chicken as an exception to this rule.
According to the bill’s sponsors, the legislation would not require additional government spending or expand overall SNAP funding levels.
