H.R. 6986

Summary

H.R. 6986, the COLAs Don’t Count Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Jan 8, 2026 by Rep. Gwen Moore (D) with 7 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture, and last saw action on May 20, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

Record

Text

H.R. 6986 has 7 co-sponsors.

119 HR 6986 IH: COLAs Don’t Count Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-01-08
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 6986  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 8, 2026   Ms. Moore of Wisconsin  (for herself,  Ms. Chu ,  Ms. Balint ,  Ms. Brownley ,  Mr. Pocan ,  Ms. Norton , and  Mr. Scott of Virginia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Agriculture    A BILL
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exclude from income, for the purpose of determining eligibility and benefits, increased income received from cost of living adjustments made under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act, section 3(a)(1) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 ( 45 U.S.C. 231b(a)(1) ), or section 5312 of title 38 of the United States Code, and income received from supplementary payments received under section 1616 of the Social Security Act.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   COLAs Don’t Count Act of 2026  .
2.
Amendments
Section 5(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2014(d) ) is amended—
(1)
is by amending paragraph (12) to read as follows:
(12)
through September 30 of any fiscal year any increase in income attributable to a cost-of-living adjustment made on or after January 1st of such fiscal year under title II or XVI of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 401 et seq. , 1381 et seq.), section 3(a)(1) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 ( 45 U.S.C. 231b(a)(1) ), or section 5312 of title 38 of the United States Code, if the household was certified as eligible to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program or received an allotment in the month immediately preceding the first month in which the adjustment was effective;
 ,
(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 received under section 1616 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1382e ); and
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3.
Effective date
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2027.

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Sponsors

Rep. Gwen Moore (D) sponsors H.R. 6986, and 7 members have co-sponsored it, 6 of them from the day it was introduced.

Gwen Moore

Rep. · D–WI-4 · Sponsor

Introduced Jan 8, 2026

Eleanor Norton

Rep. · D–DC-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 8, 2026 · Original

Becca Balint

Rep. · D–VT-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 8, 2026 · Original

Julia Brownley

Rep. · D–CA-26 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 8, 2026 · Original

Judy Chu

Rep. · D–CA-28 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 8, 2026 · Original

Mark Pocan

Rep. · D–WI-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 8, 2026 · Original

Robert Scott

Rep. · D–VA-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 8, 2026 · Original

William Keating

Rep. · D–MA-9 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 27, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 6986 went before 2 committees: Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee and Agriculture.

Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee

Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee

Referred to · May 20, 2026 · 79 Bills

Agriculture

Agriculture

Referred To · Jan 8, 2026 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6986 has taken 3 actions since Jan 8, 2026, the latest on May 20, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 6986 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 6986 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• COLAs Don’t Count Act of 2026 — Display Title
• COLAs Don’t Count Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exclude from income, for the purpose of determining eligibility and benefits, increased income received from cost of living adjustments made under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act, section 3(a)(1) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231b(a)(1)), or section 5312 of title 38 of the United States Code, and income received from supplementary payments received under section 1616 of the Social Security Act. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 5 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6986 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. 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 Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid.

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6986 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

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Constitutional authority

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[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 5 (Thursday, January 8, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin:H.R. 6986.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H253]

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