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HR 8600 116th Congress House

COVID–19 Emergency Social Security Cost of Living Increase Act of 2020

Official title: To provide an emergency cost-of-living increase for social security beneficiaries, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 16, 2020 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Social Welfare AgingGovernment information and archivesInflation and pricesSocial security and elderly assistance
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Oct 16, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Oct 16, 2020
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 Latest action October 16, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

COVID-19 Emergency Social Security Cost of Living Increase Act of 2020

This bill changes the methods used to determine annual increases to Social Security benefits and provides an emergency cost-of-living increase of at least 3% to beneficiaries beginning in November 2020.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Oct 16, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8600: COVID–19 Emergency Social Security Cost of Living Increase Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8600/
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"H.R. 8600: COVID–19 Emergency Social Security Cost of Living Increase Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8600/.
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H.R. 8600, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8600/.
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