US HB5275 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress

US Congress House Bill 5275 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 11 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-06-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Seniors Purchasing Power Protection 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. Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) to use such new CPI in the computation of cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits.

Title

Seniors Purchasing Power Protection Act

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-06-29		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
2010-05-12		Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
2010-05-11		Referred to House Education and Labor
2010-05-11		Referred to House Ways and Means
2010-05-11		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.

Same As/Similar To

HB2365 (Related) 2009-06-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
HB2429 (Related) 2009-06-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
HB4193 (Related) 2010-01-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.