H.R. 716 118th Congress House

Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2023

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: February 1, 2023 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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Military personnel and dependentsSocial security and elderly assistanceVeterans' pensions and compensation

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Dec 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

Feb 28, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Feb 1, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Accountability, 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.

Feb 1, 2023

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E81)

Feb 1, 2023

Introduced in House

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Latest action December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2023

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.

Related & companion bills 2

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Committees of jurisdiction 6

Armed Services Committee
House of Representatives
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Veterans' Affairs Committee
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives
Social Security Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Ways and Means Committee
Veterans' Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 38

Lofgren, Zoe

California · May 21, 2024

Clarke, Yvette D.

New York · May 10, 2024

Allred, Colin

· Mar 22, 2024

Khanna, Ro

California · Nov 8, 2023

Wilson, Frederica S.

Florida · Nov 8, 2023

Pocan, Mark

Wisconsin · Oct 12, 2023

Blunt Rochester, Lisa

Delaware · Oct 6, 2023

Neguse, Joe

Colorado · Oct 6, 2023

Beyer, Donald S.

Virginia · Oct 2, 2023

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · Oct 2, 2023

Mfume, Kweisi

Maryland · Oct 2, 2023

Wild, Susan

· Oct 2, 2023

Tonko, Paul

New York · Jun 12, 2023

Leger Fernandez, Teresa

New Mexico · May 9, 2023

Trone, David

· May 9, 2023

García, Jesús G. "Chuy"

Illinois · Apr 25, 2023

Porter, Katie

· Apr 10, 2023

Moskowitz, Jared

Florida · Mar 28, 2023

Barragán, Nanette Diaz

California · Feb 21, 2023

Dean, Madeleine

Pennsylvania · Feb 21, 2023

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Feb 21, 2023

Beatty, Joyce

Ohio · Feb 1, 2023

Boyle, Brendan F.

Pennsylvania · Feb 1, 2023

Cohen, Steve

Tennessee · Feb 1, 2023

Crow, Jason

Colorado · Feb 1, 2023

Frankel, Lois

Florida · Feb 1, 2023

Grijalva, Raúl M.

Arizona · Feb 1, 2023

Kim, Andy

New Jersey · Feb 1, 2023

McBath, Lucy

Georgia · Feb 1, 2023

McCollum, Betty

Minnesota · Feb 1, 2023

Moore, Gwen

Wisconsin · Feb 1, 2023

Moulton, Seth

Massachusetts · Feb 1, 2023

Omar, Ilhan

Minnesota · Feb 1, 2023

Panetta, Jimmy

California · Feb 1, 2023

Pingree, Chellie

Maine · Feb 1, 2023

Ross, Deborah K.

North Carolina · Feb 1, 2023

Scanlon, Mary Gay

Pennsylvania · Feb 1, 2023

Titus, Dina

Nevada · Feb 1, 2023

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