HR 2429
111th Congress
House
Economics and Public Finance
Aging
Consumer affairs
Inflation and prices
Social security and elderly assistance
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2009
Introduced: May 14, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 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 14, 2009
Referred to House Education and Labor
May 14, 2009
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.
May 14, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
May 14, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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 (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 use such new CPI in the computation of cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Committees of jurisdiction
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