Search

Search bills, members, committees and pages...

Sign In

H.R. 8403

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 8403, the To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify the definition of food, was introduced in the House on Apr 21, 2026 by Rep. Eric Crawford (R) with 26 co-sponsors. It was referred to Agriculture, and last saw action on Apr 21, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Record

Text

H.R. 8403 has 26 co-sponsors.

hb8403/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 8403 IH: To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify the definition of food.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-04-21
 text/xml
 EN
 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8403  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 21, 2026   Mr. Crawford  (for himself,  Ms. McDonald Rivet ,  Mr. Westerman ,  Mr. Figures ,  Mr. Moore of Alabama ,  Mr. Wied ,  Mr. McGarvey ,  Mr. Sorensen ,  Mr. Womack ,  Mr. Van Orden ,  Mr. Costa ,  Mr. Harris of North Carolina ,  Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia ,  Ms. McBride ,  Mr. Moran ,  Mr. Moore of Utah ,  Mr. Harris of Maryland ,  Mr. Vasquez , and  Mr. Evans of Colorado ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Agriculture    A BILL
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify the definition of food.
1.
SNAP eligible food
Section 3(k)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2012(k)(1) ) is amended—
(1)
by inserting  hot rotisserie chicken and  before  those authorized ;
(2)
by striking  clauses  and inserting  paragraphs ; and
(3)
by striking  of this subsection .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-04-21
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Apr 21, 2026

hb8403/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (04/21/2026)

This bill includes hot rotisserie chicken as an eligible food to purchase with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

Sponsors

Rep. Eric Crawford (R) sponsors H.R. 8403, and 26 members have co-sponsored it, 18 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 8403 went before 1 committee: Agriculture.

Agriculture
Agriculture
Referred To · Apr 21, 2026 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8403 has taken 2 actions since Apr 21, 2026.

ChamberAction
Apr 21, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Apr 21, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.Agriculture Committee

Votes

H.R. 8403 has not gone to a roll call.

2 bills are related to H.R. 8403.

Titles

H.R. 8403 goes by 2 titles.

  • To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify the definition of food. — Display Title
  • To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify the definition of food. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8403 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8403’s is Agriculture and Food.

hr8403/policy-areas.txt
Agriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8403, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 21, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CRAWFORD:H.R. 8403.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S.Constitution.[Page H3046]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com