HR 2896
115th Congress
House
Social Welfare
Inflation and prices
Social security and elderly assistance
Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2017
Introduced: June 13, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 22, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jun 13, 2017
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.
Jun 13, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2017
This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to, with respect to OASDI benefits: (1) apply a 3.9% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for the second half of 2017, and (2) revise the computation of COLAs to use the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
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