COLAs Don’t Count Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Moore (WI)
Introduced
Summary
Excludes certain cost-of-living adjustments from being counted as income when figuring SNAP eligibility and benefit amounts. It would exclude COLAs tied to Social Security (Title II), Supplemental Security Income (Title XVI), the Railroad Retirement Act, or 38 U.S.C. 5312 from countable income through September 30 of any fiscal year, and the change would take effect October 1, 2027.
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- Households on SNAP: Would not have COLA increases counted in their SNAP income if the household was certified or received an allotment in the month before the COLA took effect.
- Social Security, SSI, Railroad, and VA beneficiaries: Applies to COLAs made on or after January 1 of the relevant fiscal year under Title II, Title XVI, section 3(a)(1) of the Railroad Retirement Act, or 38 U.S.C. 5312.
- SSI supplementary payments: State supplementary payments under section 1616 of the Social Security Act would be treated as non‑countable income for SNAP.
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SNAP won't count some cost-of-living increases
If enacted, this bill would prevent SNAP from counting certain income increases from Social Security and similar benefits when states calculate eligibility and allotments. It would exclude, through September 30 of any fiscal year, income increases caused by cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) made on or after January 1 of that fiscal year for Social Security, SSI, certain Railroad Retirement, and VA benefit COLAs — but only when the household was certified for SNAP or got a SNAP allotment in the month before the COLA took effect. It would also exclude supplementary payments paid under section 1616 of the Social Security Act from countable income. These changes would take effect on October 1, 2027.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Moore (WI)
WI • D
Cosponsors
Chu
CA • D
Sponsored 1/8/2026
Balint
VT • D
Sponsored 1/8/2026
Brownley
CA • D
Sponsored 1/8/2026
Pocan
WI • D
Sponsored 1/8/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 1/8/2026
Scott (VA)
VA • D
Sponsored 1/8/2026
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