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COLAs Don’t Count Act of 2026
A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to improve the cost of living adjustment exclusion from income under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.
- Introduced
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- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Jan 8, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Jan 8, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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