HR 1953
110th Congress
House
Social Welfare
Commerce
Consumer price indexes
Cost of living adjustments
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Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act
Introduced: April 19, 2007
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 9, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Apr 25, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Apr 19, 2007
Introduced in House
Apr 19, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
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.
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.