US Congress House Bill 991 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Social Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Guaranteed 3 Percent COLA for Seniors Act of 2017 This bill directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics to prepare and publish a monthly Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers that indicates changes over time in expenditures for consumption which are typical for individuals in the United States who are age 62 or older. The bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to: (1) require the use of such index to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits; and (2) provide, in the case of individuals who have attained age 62, for an annual cost-of-living increase of at least 3%.

Guaranteed 3 Percent COLA for Seniors Act of 2017

Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]
Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-22	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
2017-02-09	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.
2017-02-09	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.
2017-02-09	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.
2017-02-09	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/991/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr991/BILLS-115hr991ih.pdf