3.0.0 2930 2023-01-14T22:48:35Z 2023-01-14T22:48:35Z Senate S S 2004-10-07 108 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-10-07T21:44:31Z 2004-10-07 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2004-10-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA N Social Welfare Commerce Consumer price indexes Cost of living adjustments Economics and Public Finance Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Old age, survivors and disability insurance Social Welfare 00 2004-10-07 Introduced in Senate 2004-10-18T16:40:22Z 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 of age or older. Authorizes appropriations.

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) 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.

]]> Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act Display Title Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act Official Title as Introduced A bill 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. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act Introduced in Senate 2004-10-07T04:00:00Z 2004-10-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.