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H. Res. 132 105th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives against reductions in Social Security benefits and arbitrary reductions in the Consumer Price Index.

Introduced: May 6, 1997 Introduced by: Bernard Sanders Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov
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It was not agreed to before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
May 9, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Apr 30, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Apr 24, 1997
Referred to House Education and the Workforce
Apr 24, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 24, 1997
Referred to House Ways and Means
Apr 24, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 9, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the 105th Congress should not consider any proposal for reducing benefits under the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Program under title II of the Social Security Act; and (2) the Congress should consider neither proposals for arbitrary reductions in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) nor proposals for any transfer of the responsibility for establishing, maintaining, or adjusting the CPI to an outside, politically appointed commission, but rather should ensure that the accuracy and integrity of the CPI continue to be maintained by the professional economists of the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the Department of Labor.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 6, 1997
Faleomavaega, Eni
· May 6, 1997
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 6, 1997
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Apr 24, 1997
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 24, 1997
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 24, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 132: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives against reductions in Social Security benefits and arbitrary reductions in the Consumer Price Index.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-132/
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