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The bill protects low-income households (including seniors and people with disabilities) from temporary COLA-related SNAP benefit losses and reduces churn for state/local agencies, at the cost of higher federal SNAP outlays and some added administrative work for states that coordinate supplementary payments.
Low-income households (including SNAP recipients) will not have temporary COLA-driven income increases counted against SNAP eligibility through Sept. 30, helping them retain benefits during short-term income changes.
People receiving State supplementary payments under 42 U.S.C. §1382e (commonly elderly and people with disabilities) will have those payments excluded from SNAP income tests, reducing the risk they lose benefits.
State and local agencies will face less administrative churn because temporary COLA changes won't trigger immediate SNAP eligibility changes and re-certifications.
Taxpayers and the federal budget may face higher SNAP costs because fewer households will lose benefits when short-term COLAs occur, increasing program outlays.
States that provide 1616/State supplementary payments may face additional administrative complexity and burden to track and exclude those payments under USDA rules.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Excludes COLA-driven increases in certain federal and state supplemental benefits from countable SNAP income and adds State supplementary payments under 42 U.S.C. §1382e to the list of exclusions.
Introduced January 8, 2026 by Gwendolynne S. Moore · Last progress January 8, 2026
Excludes certain cost-of-living increases from countable income for SNAP eligibility so that Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, Railroad Retirement, VA benefit COLAs, and specified state supplemental payments will not cause a temporary loss or reduction of SNAP benefits. The change applies to COLA-related income increases through September 30 of any fiscal year and takes effect October 1, 2027. The act also explicitly adds State supplementary payments under 42 U.S.C. §1382e to the list of excluded income types and makes minor statutory renumbering changes. No new funding or deadlines beyond the October 1, 2027 effective date are created by the bill.