I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5484 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 18, 2019 Ms. Moore 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, income received from cost of living adjustments made under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act and from supplementary payments received under section 1616 of such Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the COLA’s Don’t Count Act of 2019 . 2. Amendment Section 5(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2014(d) ) of such Act— (1) in paragraph (18) by striking and at the end; (2) by redesignating paragraph (19) as paragraph (20); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (18) the following: (19) income attributable to cost of living adjustments received under title II or XVI of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and supplementary payments received under section 1616 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1382e ); and . 3. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2020.