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H.R. 1688In CommitteeSOCIAL WELFARE

Social Security Cost of Living Increase Act of 2023

Government information and archives · Inflation and prices · Social security and elderly assistance
Sponsor
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
R · NJ-4
Key facts
Introduced: Mar 21, 2023
Chamber: House
Cosponsors: 0
Congress: 118th
Latest action · Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

Summary

Social Security Cost of Living Increase Act of 2023

This bill bases cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits on a price index that tracks the spending patterns of older consumers. The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor must publish that price index on a monthly basis.

Summary by Congressional Research Service.

Timeline

  1. Dec 17, 2024
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
  2. Mar 21, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
  3. Mar 21, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
  4. Mar 21, 2023
    Introduced in House
  5. Mar 21, 2023
    Introduced in House

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