HR 798
112th Congress
House
Economics and Public Finance
Aging
Consumer affairs
Inflation and prices
Medicare
Social security and elderly assistance
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2011
Introduced: February 18, 2011
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5 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 28, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 23, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Feb 23, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 18, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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 18, 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 (CPIEC) that indicates changes over time in expenditures for consumption which are typical for individuals age 62 or older.
Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVIII (Medicare) to use such new CPIEC in the computation of cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits, replacing the CPI for All Urban Consumers (U.S. city average).
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.