COLA Fairness Act of 2007

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Bill Number

HR 2987

Introduced

Jul 10, 2007

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

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Topics

Commerce Consumer price indexes Cost of living adjustments Economics and Public Finance Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Health Maps Medicare Old age, survivors and disability insurance Regional economic disparities Social Welfare

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Summary

COLA Fairness Act of 2007 - Requires the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor to establish: (1) a mapping of the United States comprising 14 specified regions; and (2) particular monthly consumer price indices for such regions for computation of cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) benefits.

Actions

Sep 11, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Jul 16, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 16, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jul 10, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 10, 2007

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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.
Jul 10, 2007

Introduced in House

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