# 119-hr-6986: COLAs Don’t Count Act of 2026

119-hr-6986, COLAs Don’t Count Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6986
- Congress: 119
- Title: COLAs Don’t Count Act of 2026
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-01-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**This bill would exclude certain cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) from countable income for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).** It would keep COLAs to Social Security, Railroad Retirement, and specified veterans' payments from automatically reducing SNAP eligibility or benefit amounts. - Households on SNAP: If a household was certified or received an allotment in the month before a COLA takes effect, that COLA would not be counted as income for SNAP. This helps households preserve prior benefit levels and eligibility. - Seniors and people with disabilities who receive Social Security or Railroad Retirement: COLAs to titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act and Railroad Retirement COLAs would be excluded from SNAP income calculations, reducing the chance that benefit cuts follow a pay raise from a COLA. - SSI section 1616 recipients: Supplementary payments under section 1616 of the Social Security Act would be excluded from countable income for SNAP. The changes would take effect October 1, 2027.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More SNAP help for Social Security recipients: benefit, medium. This bill would stop counting some Social Security income when states decide SNAP eligibility and benefits. Starting October 1, 2027, income increases from cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) made on or after January 1 of a fiscal year would not count for SNAP through September 30 of that fiscal yea…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6986 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6986)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6986 (as of 2026-09-21).