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S 2930 108th Congress Senate

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act

Official title: A bill to require the establishment of a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits under title II of the Social Security Act.

Introduced: October 7, 2004 Introduced by: Cantwell, Maria Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Social Welfare CommerceConsumer price indexesCost of living adjustmentsEconomics and Public Finance
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 7, 2004
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 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 of age or older. Authorizes appropriations.

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) 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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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2930: Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2930/
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"S. 2930: Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2930/.
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S. 2930, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2930/.
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