S3603Referred to Committee
COLAs Don’t Count Act of 2026
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-01-08
Introduced
7
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Peter Welch
Democrat · VT · Senator
Votes with party: 83.2% (837 recorded votes)
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Cosponsors (7)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
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Latest Action
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
2026-01-08
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryReferred To · 2026-01-08
Plain-English Summary
COLAs Don't Count Act of 2026 This bill revises requirements for determining eligibility and benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to exclude income received from certain (1) cost-of-living adjustments under the Social Security Act and to railroad retirement and veterans' benefits, and (2) supplementary payments under the Social Security Act.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Agriculture and Food
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