US Congress Senate Bill 1876 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-1)
Status: Introduced on November 16 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-11-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act - Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish a monthly Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI) that indicates changes over time in expenditures for consumption which are typical for individuals who have attained early retirement. Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) to provide for the use of such new CPI in the computation of cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act

Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Daniel Akaka [D-HI]	Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK]	Sen. Tom Harkin [D-IA]
Sen. Tim Johnson [D-SD]	Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-11-16	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2011-11-16	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7599-7600)

HB456 (Related) 2011-02-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
HB539 (Related) 2011-03-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
HB776 (Related) 2011-02-17 - Referred to House Education and the Workforce
HB798 (Related) 2011-02-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB3651 (Related) 2012-12-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1876/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1876/BILLS-112s1876is.pdf