HR 456
112th 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 2011
Introduced: January 26, 2011
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 4, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jan 26, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Jan 26, 2011
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2011 - 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 provide for the use of such new CPI in the computation of cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
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