HR 5484
116th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Food assistance and relief
Inflation and prices
Medicaid
Medicare
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
Wages and earnings
COLA’s Don’t Count Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 13, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Dec 18, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Dec 18, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
COLA's Don't Count Act of 2019
This bill revises requirements for determining eligibility and benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to exclude household income received from certain cost-of-living adjustments and supplementary payments under the Social Security Act.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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