H.R. 4193 · 111th Congress
Guaranteed 3% COLA for Seniors Act of 2009
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Guaranteed 3% COLA for Seniors Act of 2009 - Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor 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.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Dec 3, 2009
Guaranteed 3% COLA for Seniors Act of 2009 - Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor 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.
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) 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%.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Guaranteed 3% COLA for Seniors Act of 2009
Latest action (Jan 4, 2010): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Policy area: Social Welfare · Origin: House · Introduced: Dec 3, 2009
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.