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HR 2429 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 benefits under title II of the Social Security Act.

Introduced: May 14, 2009 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance AgingConsumer affairsInflation and pricesSocial security and elderly assistance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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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
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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 (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.


 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2365 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 3
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4
D
Chu, Judy
California · Jul 30, 2010
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Dec 10, 2009
Mitchell, Harry
· Sep 30, 2009
Sestak, Joe
· Sep 22, 2009
Bright, Bobby
· Sep 17, 2009
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 15, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 14, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2429: Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2429/
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"H.R. 2429: Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2429/.
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H.R. 2429, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2429/.
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