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S. 3603

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Summary

S. 3603, the COLAs Don’t Count Act of 2026, was introduced in the Senate on Jan 8, 2026 by Sen. Peter Welch (D) with 7 co-sponsors. It was referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry, and last saw action on Jan 8, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Record

Text

S. 3603 has 7 co-sponsors.

sb3603/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S3603 IS: COLAs Don’t Count Act of 2026
 U.S. Senate
 2026-01-08
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS
  2d Session  S. 3603  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   January 8 (legislative day, January 7), 2026   Mr. Welch  (for himself,  Mr. Sanders ,  Mr. Markey ,  Mr. Padilla ,  Mr. Heinrich ,  Mr. Wyden , and  Mr. Schiff ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry    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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   COLAs Don’t Count Act of 2026  .
2.
Exclusion from income
Section 5(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2014(d) ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (12), by striking  July 1  and inserting  January 1 ;
(2)
in paragraph (18), by striking  and  at the end;
(3)
by redesignating paragraph (19) as paragraph (20); and
(4)
by inserting after paragraph (18) the following:
(19)
supplementary payments of the type described in section 1616(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1382e(a) ); and
 .
3.
Effective date
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2027.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2026-01-08
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in Senate Jan 8, 2026

sb3603/introduced-in-senate.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in Senate (01/08/2026)

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.

Sponsors

Sen. Peter Welch (D) sponsors S. 3603, and 7 members have co-sponsored it, 6 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 3603 went before 1 committee: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Referred To · Jan 8, 2026 · 334 Bills

Actions

S. 3603 has taken 2 actions since Jan 8, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jan 8, 2026
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Jan 8, 2026
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 3603 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 3603 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced
  • COLAs Don’t Count Act of 2026 — Display Title
  • COLAs Don’t Count Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named S. 3603 in 1 quarterly filing, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Computer Industry, Environment/Superfund, Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries, Natural Resources, Roads/Highway, Utilities.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT—California11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
MARTA LUGO111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER DISTRICTSANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT2026 second_quarter$130K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 3603 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 3603’s is Agriculture and Food.

s3603/policy-areas.txt
Agriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com