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To express the sense of the House regarding calculation of the Consumer Price Index.

Introduced: January 26, 1995 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Feb 10, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Jan 26, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
Jan 26, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that it is the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) there should be congressional hearings on the impact of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Federal spending, Social Security benefits, taxes, interest rates, business and industry, and the economy; (2) any CPI calculation change should result from bi-partisan study and from the consensus of public and private sector experts, not pressure by politicians; and (3) any CPI calculation change that has the effect of raising taxes must be subject to a three-fifths vote, pursuant to House rules.

What's happening now February 10, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 3, 1995
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Feb 3, 1995
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 26, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 45: To express the sense of the House regarding calculation of the Consumer Price Index.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-45/
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"H. Res. 45: To express the sense of the House regarding calculation of the Consumer Price Index.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-45/.
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