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Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2005

Introduced: July 28, 2005 Introduced by: Sanders, Bernard Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov
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Oct 12, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Aug 5, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Aug 4, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 4, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jul 28, 2005
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.
Jul 28, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2005 - 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.

What's happening now October 12, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 15
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jun 6, 2006
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Oct 7, 2005
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 28, 2005
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 28, 2005
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Green, Al
Texas · Jul 28, 2005
KANJORSKI, PAUL
· Jul 28, 2005
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 28, 2005
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 28, 2005
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 28, 2005
MOLLOHAN, ALAN
· Jul 28, 2005
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 28, 2005
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 28, 2005
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 28, 2005
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 28, 2005
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 28, 2005
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 28, 2005
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jul 28, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3601: Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3601/
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"H.R. 3601: Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3601/.
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