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HR 8598 116th Congress House Social Welfare Disability assistance Government trust funds Inflation and prices Social security and elderly assistance

Emergency Social Security COLA for 2021 Act

Introduced: October 16, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Oct 16, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 16, 2020
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Emergency Social Security COLA for 2021 Act

This bill applies a 3% cost-of-living increase to Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income payable in calendar year 2021. The bill also disregards this increase for purposes of determining an individual's eligibility for federally funded, means-tested programs.

What's happening now October 16, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 78
All 78 Democratic 57 Republican 1
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Dec 10, 2020
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Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Dec 3, 2020
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Nov 19, 2020
Sires, Albio
· Nov 19, 2020
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Nov 19, 2020
Perlmutter, Ed
· Nov 17, 2020
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Nov 9, 2020
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Nov 9, 2020
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Huffman, Jared
California · Nov 9, 2020
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 9, 2020
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 9, 2020
Speier, Jackie
· Nov 9, 2020
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Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Nov 9, 2020
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Oct 27, 2020
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Oct 27, 2020
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Oct 27, 2020
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Oct 27, 2020
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 23, 2020
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Oct 23, 2020
Cartwright, Matt
· Oct 23, 2020
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Oct 23, 2020
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Oct 23, 2020
DOYLE, MIKE
· Oct 23, 2020
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Khanna, Ro
California · Oct 23, 2020
Lamb, Conor
· Oct 23, 2020
McNerney, Jerry
· Oct 23, 2020
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Oct 23, 2020
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Oct 23, 2020
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 23, 2020
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Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Oct 20, 2020
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Oct 20, 2020
Crist, Charlie
· Oct 20, 2020
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 20, 2020
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Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Oct 20, 2020
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Oct 20, 2020
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 20, 2020
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Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Oct 20, 2020
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 20, 2020
O'Halleran, Tom
· Oct 20, 2020
RUSH, BOBBY
· Oct 20, 2020
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Oct 20, 2020
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Oct 20, 2020
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 20, 2020
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Oct 20, 2020
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Oct 16, 2020
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Oct 16, 2020
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Oct 16, 2020
Brown, Anthony
· Oct 16, 2020
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Brownley, Julia
California · Oct 16, 2020
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Oct 16, 2020
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