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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: February 18, 2011 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 February 4, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 539 Related bill Preserving Our Promise to Seniors Act
  • HR 798 Related bill Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2011
  • S 1876 Related bill Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act
  • S 3651 Related bill Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 6 Republican 1
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jun 6, 2012
JOHNSON, TIMOTHY
· Feb 28, 2012
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jul 21, 2011
Meehan, Patrick
· Jul 21, 2011
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 6, 2011
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jul 6, 2011
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 6, 2011
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 13, 2011
ACKERMAN, GARY
· May 31, 2011
PAYNE, DONALD
· May 23, 2011
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Mar 1, 2011
Altmire, Jason
· Feb 18, 2011
GREEN, GENE
· Feb 18, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 456: Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-456/
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"H.R. 456: Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-456/.
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H.R. 456, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-456/.
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