S 3603 · 119th Congress

COLAs Don’t Count Act of 2026

This bill makes a change to how the government calculates whether people qualify for food assistance benefits (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps). Right now, when the government checks your income to see if you're eligible for food help, it doesn't count certain cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) that Social Secur…

Sponsor

Welch, Peter (D-Vermont)

Introduced

2026-01-08

Policy area

Agriculture and Food

Latest action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.