HR 2262 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act

Introduced May 22, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Bernard Sanders I-VT

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Latest action · Jun 20, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMay 22, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

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 aged 62 years or older.

Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for the use of such new CPI in the computation of cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits under such programs.

Cosponsors 117

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 22, 2003 to Oct 6, 2004; 79 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-MABarney FrankOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-TNBart GordonOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalMay 22, 2003
D-CABob FilnerOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-CADiane E. WatsonOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalMay 22, 2003
D-TXGene GreenOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-CAHilda L. SolisOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-MNJames L. OberstarOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-WAJay InsleeOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-ILJerry F. CostelloOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.OriginalMay 22, 2003
D-GAJim MarshallOriginalMay 22, 2003
R-VAJo Ann DavisOriginalMay 22, 2003
R-MOJo Ann EmersonOriginalMay 22, 2003
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.OriginalMay 22, 2003
R-NYJohn M. McHughOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-PAJohn P. MurthaOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-MAJohn W. OlverOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-PAJoseph M. HoeffelOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-KYKen LucasOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-IALeonard L. BoswellOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-CALoretta SanchezOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-TXMartin FrostOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-NCMike McIntyreOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-ARMike RossOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-NYNita M. LoweyOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-PAPaul E. KanjorskiOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-FLPeter DeutschOriginalMay 22, 2003
R-PAPhil EnglishOriginalMay 22, 2003
R-TXRalph M. HallOriginalMay 22, 2003
R-CTRob SimmonsOriginalMay 22, 2003
R-OHRobert W. NeyOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-NJRush HoltOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-CASam FarrOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-NYSteve IsraelOriginalMay 22, 2003
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-NJSteven R. RothmanOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-PATim HoldenOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-OHTim RyanOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-CATom LantosOriginalMay 22, 2003
D-WVAlan B. MollohanJun 3, 2003
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Jun 3, 2003
D-NYMajor R. OwensJun 3, 2003
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaJun 3, 2003
D-ALRobert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr.Jun 3, 2003
R-PATodd Russell PlattsJun 3, 2003
D-NYCharles B. RangelJun 5, 2003
D-ORDavid WuJun 5, 2003
D-NYEliot L. EngelJun 5, 2003
D-LAWilliam J. JeffersonJun 5, 2003
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezJun 10, 2003
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsJun 16, 2003
D-MDChris Van HollenJun 17, 2003
D-ALArtur DavisJun 23, 2003
D-MIBart StupakJun 23, 2003
D-ASEni F. H. FaleomavaegaJul 8, 2003
R-FLGinny Brown-WaiteJul 8, 2003
D-MEMichael H. MichaudJul 8, 2003
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIOct 17, 2003
D-INJulia CarsonOct 28, 2003
D-MOKaren McCarthyOct 29, 2003
D-NVShelley BerkleyOct 29, 2003
D-NYJose E. SerranoNov 5, 2003
D-ILRahm EmanuelNov 5, 2003
D-PARobert A. BradyNov 5, 2003
D-ILLane EvansNov 20, 2003
D-CAAdam B. SchiffFeb 3, 2004
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsFeb 3, 2004
D-TXChris BellFeb 11, 2004
D-NYGary L. AckermanFeb 11, 2004
D-MNCollin C. PetersonFeb 24, 2004
D-MAJohn F. TierneyMar 2, 2004
D-ILWilliam O. LipinskiApr 2, 2004
D-NYTimothy H. BishopMay 13, 2004
D-KYBen ChandlerMay 20, 2004
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezJun 24, 2004
D-TXNick LampsonSep 28, 2004
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOct 6, 2004

Committees 3

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred May 22, 2003
Health Subcommittee
Referred May 29, 2003
Social Security Subcommittee
Referred May 29, 2003
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred May 22, 2003
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jun 2, 2003
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred May 22, 2003
Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee
Referred Jun 20, 2003

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 20, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
  2. Jun 2, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. May 29, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  4. May 29, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
  5. May 22, 2003Introduced in House
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Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To require the establishment of a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits under titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act.
Short Titles as Introduced
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 22, 2003Introduced in House

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