HR 1422
106th Congress
House
Social Welfare
Commerce
Consumer price indexes
Cost of living adjustments
Economics and Public Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Health
Medicare
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act
Introduced: April 14, 1999
Introduced by:
Sanders, Bernard
Independent
· Vermont
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Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
May 5, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Apr 30, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Apr 22, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Apr 22, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 14, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Commerce, and 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 14, 1999
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act - Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish a monthly Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI) that indicates changes over time in expenditures for consumption which are typical for individuals aged 62 years of age or older. Authorizes appropriations.
Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVIII (Medicare) to provide for the use of such new CPI in the computation of cost-of-living increases for social security and Medicare benefits under such programs.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.