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HR 991 115th Congress House

Guaranteed 3 Percent COLA for Seniors Act of 2017

Official title: To require the establishment of a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits under title II of… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the establishment of a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits under title II of the Social Security Act and to provide, in the case of elderly beneficiaries under such title, for an annual cost-of-living increase which is not less than 3 percent.

Introduced: February 9, 2017 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare AgingInflation and pricesSocial security and elderly assistance
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Feb 22, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Feb 9, 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.
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 22, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Guaranteed 3 Percent COLA for Seniors Act of 2017

This bill directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics 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.

The bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) 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%.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 8, 2018
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Carson, André
Indiana · Oct 25, 2017
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 6, 2017
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 9, 2017
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 9, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 991: Guaranteed 3 Percent COLA for Seniors Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-991/
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