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HR 2365 111th Congress House

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2009

Official title: To require the establishment of a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits unde… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the establishment of a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits under titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act.

Introduced: May 13, 2009 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance AgingConsumer affairsInflation and pricesMedicareSocial security and elderly assistance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 11, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
May 13, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 12, 2009
Referred to House Education and Labor
May 12, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
May 12, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.
May 12, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
May 12, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 11, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2009 - Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish a monthly Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPIEC) that indicates changes over time in expenditures for consumption which are typical for individuals aged 62 years of age or older.

Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVIII (Medicare) to use such new CPIEC in the computation of cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits, replacing the CPI for All Urban Consumers (U.S. city average).

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2429 Related bill Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2009
  • HR 4193 Related bill Guaranteed 3% COLA for Seniors Act of 2009
  • HR 5275 Related bill Seniors Purchasing Power Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 12
D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Dec 9, 2010
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Sep 23, 2010
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 22, 2010
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 22, 2010
Arcuri, Michael
· Jul 20, 2010
Hare, Phil
· Mar 9, 2010
Lee, Christopher
· Jan 27, 2010
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 19, 2009
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Nov 5, 2009
Hodes, Paul
· Nov 3, 2009
Massa, Eric
· Oct 8, 2009
Klein, Ron
· Sep 9, 2009
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 15, 2009
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 2, 2009
Space, Zachary
· Jun 2, 2009
Sablan, Gregorio
· May 18, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 13, 2009
Bordallo, Madeleine
· May 12, 2009
Carney, Christopher
· May 12, 2009
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 12, 2009
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 12, 2009
Hall, John
· May 12, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 12, 2009
Wilson, Charles
· May 12, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2365: Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2365/
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"H.R. 2365: Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2365/.
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