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H.R. 4315 117th Congress House

Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2021

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: July 1, 2021 Introduced by: John Garamendi Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Social Welfare AgingGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesInflation and prices
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Sep 7, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Jul 1, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jul 1, 2021
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.
Jul 1, 2021
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E730)
Jul 1, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 7, 2021

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 for certain benefits available through federal and military retirement programs, Social Security, and specified programs for veterans on a price index that tracks the spending patterns of older consumers. The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor must publish that price index on a monthly basis.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 53
All 53 Democratic 36 Republican 1
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Frankel, Lois
Florida · Oct 21, 2022
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Aug 30, 2022
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Apr 27, 2022
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 16, 2022
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Mar 2, 2022
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Mar 1, 2022
Newman, Marie
· Feb 25, 2022
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Feb 1, 2022
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Feb 1, 2022
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Dec 20, 2021
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Dec 2, 2021
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Dec 2, 2021
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Oct 22, 2021
Perlmutter, Ed
· Oct 15, 2021
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Sep 30, 2021
Lawson, Al
· Sep 23, 2021
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Sep 21, 2021
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 10, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Aug 10, 2021
Yarmuth, John
· Jul 26, 2021
Kahele, Kaiali'i
· Jul 19, 2021
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 19, 2021
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jul 19, 2021
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jul 19, 2021
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Harder, Josh
California · Jul 16, 2021
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jul 16, 2021
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jul 13, 2021
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Jul 13, 2021
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jul 6, 2021
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Jul 6, 2021
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jul 1, 2021
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jul 1, 2021
Brown, Anthony
· Jul 1, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 1, 2021
Deutch, Theodore
· Jul 1, 2021
Eshoo, Anna
· Jul 1, 2021
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jul 1, 2021
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 1, 2021
Kilmer, Derek
· Jul 1, 2021
Kuster, Ann
· Jul 1, 2021
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jul 1, 2021
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 1, 2021
McNerney, Jerry
· Jul 1, 2021
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 1, 2021
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jul 1, 2021
Napolitano, Grace
· Jul 1, 2021
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 1, 2021
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 1, 2021
Sablan, Gregorio
· Jul 1, 2021
Sires, Albio
· Jul 1, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4315: Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4315/
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