HR 2262
108th 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
Everywhere this bill has been
6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
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 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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.