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Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act

Introduced: May 22, 2003 Introduced by: Sanders, Bernard Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 20, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Jun 2, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 29, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
May 29, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 22, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 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.
May 22, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
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 or older.

Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act 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.

What's happening now June 20, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 14
D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 3, 2004
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 17, 2003
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 10, 2003
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 22, 2003
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 22, 2003
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 22, 2003
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 22, 2003
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 22, 2003
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 22, 2003
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 22, 2003
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 22, 2003
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 22, 2003
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 22, 2003
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 22, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2262: Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2262/
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"H.R. 2262: Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2262/.
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