HR 1553
116th Congress
House
Social Welfare
Aging
Disability assistance
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Inflation and prices
Military personnel and dependents
Social security and elderly assistance
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Fair COLA for Seniors Act
Introduced: March 6, 2019
Introduced by:
Garamendi, John
Democratic
· California
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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 Subcommittee on Social Security.
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.