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H.R. 1553 116th Congress House

Fair COLA for Seniors Act

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: March 6, 2019 Introduced by: John Garamendi Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Social Welfare 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 29, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Mar 7, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 6, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and 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.
Mar 6, 2019
Introduced in House
Mar 6, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
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 Latest action March 29, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair COLA for Seniors Act

This bill bases cost-of-living adjustments on a price index that tracks the spending patterns of older consumers for specified benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System, the Federal Employees Retirement System, military retirement and survivor benefit programs, the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits program, and other specified veterans benefits programs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1251 Reintroduction of CPI-E Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 39
All 39 Democratic 20 Republican 2
D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Aug 11, 2020
Eshoo, Anna
· Feb 27, 2020
Napolitano, Grace
· Feb 14, 2020
Trone, David
· Feb 14, 2020
Kilmer, Derek
· Oct 28, 2019
Perlmutter, Ed
· Oct 18, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 26, 2019
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Sep 9, 2019
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Aug 20, 2019
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Jul 12, 2019
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 28, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 14, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 14, 2019
Kuster, Ann
· Apr 2, 2019
Gohmert, Louie
· Apr 1, 2019
Hill, Katie
· Mar 28, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 18, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 14, 2019
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Mar 8, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 8, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 8, 2019
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Mar 8, 2019
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 6, 2019
Cicilline, David
· Mar 6, 2019
Deutch, Theodore
· Mar 6, 2019
DOYLE, MIKE
· Mar 6, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Mar 6, 2019
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 6, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 6, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 6, 2019
McNerney, Jerry
· Mar 6, 2019
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Mar 6, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 6, 2019
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 6, 2019
Sablan, Gregorio
· Mar 6, 2019
Speier, Jackie
· Mar 6, 2019
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Mar 6, 2019
Wild, Susan
· Mar 6, 2019
Yarmuth, John
· Mar 6, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1553: Fair COLA for Seniors Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1553/
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