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HR 1086 112th Congress House

CPI for Seniors Act of 2011

Official title: To mandate the monthly formulation and publication of a consumer price index specifically for senior citizens for the purpose of establishing an accurate Social Security COLA for such citizens.

Introduced: March 15, 2011 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance AgingInflation and pricesSocial security and elderly assistance
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Mar 15, 2011
Introduced in House
Mar 15, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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 Latest action March 15, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

CPI for Seniors Act of 2011 - Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish a monthly index, to be known as the Consumer Price Index for Seniors (CPI-S), that indicates monthly changes in expenditures for consumption that are typical for individuals in the United States who are 62 years of age or older.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 2
Coffman, Mike
· Mar 28, 2012
Barletta, Lou
· Aug 19, 2011
JOHNSON, TIMOTHY
· Aug 1, 2011
Kissell, Larry
· Mar 17, 2011
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 15, 2011
Harper, Gregg
· Mar 15, 2011
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Mar 15, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1086: CPI for Seniors Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1086/
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"H.R. 1086: CPI for Seniors Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1086/.
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H.R. 1086, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1086/.
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