US Congress House Bill 5342 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on May 26 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-09-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2016 This bill directs the Social Security Administration to make a one-time cost-of-living increase of 3.9%, effective with the month of June 2016, to benefits under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act. Such increase shall not be considered a general annual benefit cost-of-living increase in calendar years 2016-2017. "Consumer Price Index" shall mean Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-E). The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor shall prepare and publish the CPI-E authorized by the Older Americans Amendments Act of 1987 for each calendar month beginning with July of the calendar year following the calendar year in which this bill is enacted.

Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2016

Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-09-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
2016-09-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
2016-06-02	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
2016-05-26	House	Referred to House Education and the Workforce
2016-05-26	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2016-05-26	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
2016-05-26	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5342/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5342/BILLS-114hr5342ih.pdf