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S. 3603 119th Congress Senate

COLAs Don’t Count Act of 2026

Official title: 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: January 8, 2026 Introduced by: Peter Welch Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food
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Jan 8, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jan 8, 2026
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6 Independent 1
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jan 14, 2026
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jan 8, 2026
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jan 8, 2026
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Padilla, Alex
California · Jan 8, 2026
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jan 8, 2026
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jan 8, 2026
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jan 8, 2026
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3603: COLAs Don’t Count Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3603/
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"S. 3603: COLAs Don’t Count Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3603/.
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