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HR 776 112th Congress House Social Welfare Aging Inflation and prices Social security and elderly assistance

Guaranteed 3% COLA for Seniors Act of 2011

Introduced: April 4, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Feb 17, 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.
Feb 17, 2011
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Guaranteed 3% COLA for Seniors 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 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%.

What's happening now February 17, 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1876 Related bill Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 13, 2011
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Apr 4, 2011
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Mar 16, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 776: Guaranteed 3% COLA for Seniors Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-776/
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"H.R. 776: Guaranteed 3% COLA for Seniors Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-776/.
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