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H.R. 1251 115th Congress House

CPI-E Act of 2017

Official title: To provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in the Consumer Price Index for the elderly.

Introduced: February 28, 2017 Introduced by: John Garamendi Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance AgingDisability assistanceGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementInflation and prices
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Military personnel and dependentsSocial security and elderly assistanceVeterans' pensions and compensation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 27, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 23, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 8, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Feb 28, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Government Reform, and Armed Services, 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 28, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 27, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

CPI-E Act of 2017

This bill bases cost-of -living increases in benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System, the Federal Employees Retirement System, military retirement and survivor benefit programs, the Social Security old-age, survivors, or disability insurance benefit program, and other specified veterans benefits programs on increases in the Consumer Price Index for the elderly.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 28
All 28 Democratic 26 Republican 1
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Sep 6, 2018
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jun 29, 2018
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jun 14, 2018
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Apr 18, 2018
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 9, 2018
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Dec 5, 2017
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Dec 5, 2017
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Oct 10, 2017
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Oct 2, 2017
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 5, 2017
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Sep 5, 2017
Sablan, Gregorio
· Sep 5, 2017
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Sep 5, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jul 12, 2017
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jun 29, 2017
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Jun 7, 2017
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · May 3, 2017
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Apr 3, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 7, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 28, 2017
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Feb 28, 2017
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 28, 2017
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 28, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 28, 2017
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Feb 28, 2017
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 28, 2017
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Feb 28, 2017
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Feb 28, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1251: CPI-E Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1251/
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"H.R. 1251: CPI-E Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1251/.
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