Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2005
Latest action · Oct 12, 2005 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.
- IntroducedJul 28, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2005 - 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 of age or older. Authorizes appropriations.
Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVIII (Medicare) 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 108
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 28, 2005 to Jun 6, 2006; 102 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| D-WV | Alan B. Mollohan | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| D-AL | Artur Davis | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jul 28, 2005 |
| Social Security Subcommittee | Referred Aug 4, 2005 | |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Aug 4, 2005 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 28, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Aug 5, 2005 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jul 28, 2005 |
| Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee | Referred Oct 12, 2005 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 12, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
- Aug 5, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
- Aug 4, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
- Aug 4, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 28, 2005Introduced in House
- Jul 28, 2005Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.
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 of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2005Introduced in House
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