Guaranteed 3% COLA for Seniors Act of 2009
Latest action · Jan 4, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedDec 3, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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%.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
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 Dec 3, 2009 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Dec 8, 2009 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Dec 3, 2009 |
| Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee | Referred Jan 4, 2010 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
- Dec 8, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Dec 3, 2009Introduced in House
- Dec 3, 2009Referred to House Ways and Means
- Dec 3, 2009Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2365 | Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2009 | Related bill | Jun 11, 2009 |
| HR 2429 | Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2009 | Related bill | Jun 11, 2009 |
| HR 5275 | Seniors Purchasing Power Protection Act | Related bill | Jun 29, 2010 |
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 benefits under title II of the Social Security Act and to provide, in the case of elderly beneficiaries under such title, for an annual cost-of-living increase which is not less than 3 percent.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Guaranteed 3% COLA for Seniors Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 3, 2009Introduced in House
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