,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfjc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #h    
7legislative day1 ,january #g71         
#bjbf,mr4 ,welch 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,sanders1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,padilla1  
,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 and ,mr4   
,schiff7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1
 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the
 ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh to  
improve the cost of living adjustment   
exclusion from income under the         
supplemental nutrition assistance       
program1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,c,o,l,as ,don't ,count ,act of     
#bjbf4  #b4 ,exclusion from income      
,section #e7;d7 of the ,food and        
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjad7;d77 is amended-- 7#a7 in         
paragraph 7#ab71 by striking ,july #a   
and inserting ,january #a2  7#b7 in     
paragraph 7#ah71 by striking and at the 

end2  7#c7 by redesignating paragraph   
7#ai7 as paragraph 7#bj72 and  7#d7 by  
inserting after paragraph 7#ah7 the     
following3  7#ai7 supplementary payments
 of the type described in section       
#afaf7;a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb;e7a772 and  4  #c4 
,effective date ,this ,act and the      
amendments made by this ,act shall take 
effect on ,october #a1 #bjbg4