COVID–19 Emergency Social Security Cost of Living Increase Act of 2020
Latest action · Oct 16, 2020 Referred 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.
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.
- IntroducedOct 16, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
COVID-19 Emergency Social Security Cost of Living Increase Act of 2020
This bill changes the methods used to determine annual increases to Social Security benefits and provides an emergency cost-of-living increase of at least 3% to beneficiaries beginning in November 2020.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 16, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Original | Oct 16, 2020 |
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 Oct 16, 2020 |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Oct 16, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 16, 2020Introduced in House
- Oct 16, 2020Referred 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 177, October 16, 2020, page H5694.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45791 | Poverty Among the Population Aged 65 and Older | Report | Dec 6, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide an emergency cost-of-living increase for social security beneficiaries, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- COVID–19 Emergency Social Security Cost of Living Increase Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 16, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
