Will the ‘Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act’ receive a Senate committee hearing before Memorial Day?
73% of users predicted NO — the community got this one right. 37 predictions cast.
The Senate Agriculture Committee did not hold a hearing on the Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act before Memorial Day 2026. The bipartisan legislation — introduced April 21 by Senators Jim Justice (R-WV), John Fetterman (D-PA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Michael Bennet (D-CO) — was referred to the committee following introduction but saw no committee action before the holiday weekend.
The bill would amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to allow SNAP recipients to purchase hot rotisserie chicken, a narrow change from existing statute that permits only cold or cooled rotisserie chicken to be bought with benefits. The House had already moved, passing a comparable amendment by a 384-35 vote on April 30 as part of its Farm Bill package.
The Senate Agriculture Committee was focused on broader Farm Bill negotiations during this period, with a markup not slated until late May or early June — after Memorial Day. No standalone hearing on the rotisserie chicken provision, or the Farm Bill more broadly, was convened before May 26. The community largely anticipated this outcome: 73 percent of respondents predicted the Senate would not hold a hearing before the holiday.