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HR 4193 111th Congress House

Guaranteed 3% COLA for Seniors 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… 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 benefits under title II of the Social Security Act and to provide, in the case of elderly beneficiaries under such title, for an annual cost-of-living increase which is not less than 3 percent.

Introduced: December 3, 2009 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare AgingInflation and pricesSocial security and elderly assistance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 4, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec 8, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 3, 2009
Referred to House Education and Labor
Dec 3, 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.
Dec 3, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Dec 3, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 4, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Guaranteed 3% COLA for Seniors 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 that indicates changes over time in expenditures for consumption which are typical for individuals in the United States who are age 62 or older.

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) require the use of such index to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits; and (2) provide, in the case of individuals who have attained age 62, for an annual cost-of-living increase of at least 3%.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2365 Related bill Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2009
  • HR 2429 Related bill Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2009
  • HR 5275 Related bill Seniors Purchasing Power Protection Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4193: Guaranteed 3% COLA for Seniors Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4193/
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"H.R. 4193: Guaranteed 3% COLA for Seniors Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4193/.
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H.R. 4193, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4193/.
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