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COLAs Don’t Count Act of 2026

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Introduced
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3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-01-08
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7
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Peter Welch
Peter Welch
Democrat · VT · Senator
Votes with party: 83.6% (862 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (7)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

2026-01-08

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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.

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Agriculture and Food
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