Bill would stop Social Security COLAs from cutting SNAP benefits
In committeeH.R. 6986Latest action
Sponsor: Gwen Moore · Representative · WI
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Official title: COLAs Don’t Count Act of 2026
119th Congress
Topics: Jobs & the economy
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The bill would exclude annual COLAs from SNAP income calculations each year through September 30.
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What does this do?
This bill would exclude annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) to Social Security, SSI, Railroad Retirement, and certain veterans' benefits from counting as income for SNAP purposes through September 30 each year. It would also permanently exclude certain SSI-linked state supplementary payments from being counted as income at all. If passed, it would take effect October 1, 2027.
Who does it affect?
Older adults, people with disabilities, veterans, and railroad retirees who receive both SNAP and one of these federal benefit programs.
Why does it matter?
Currently, COLAs can count as new income, sometimes reducing SNAP benefits or eliminating eligibility even though the raise is meant to offset inflation, not increase real income. The bill would change how that income is treated when SNAP eligibility and benefit amounts are calculated.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedJan 8, 2026
- House committeeYou are here · May 20, 2026
- House vote
- Senate
- The president's desk
Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.