United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4193 (111th)
Guaranteed 3% COLA for Seniors Act of 2009
Introduced
3 December 2009
Last action
4 January 2010 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
23 March 2026
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%.
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Timeline
3 December 2009
Introduced
Referred to House Ways and Means
Source: IntroReferral
3 December 2009
Introduced
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.
Source: IntroReferral
3 December 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 December 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 December 2009
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
4 January 2010
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 3 December 2009 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House
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Sponsors
- Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2009
- related to → Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2009
- related to ← Seniors Purchasing Power Protection Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4193
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/4193
- us · 111-hr-4193 · source updated 23 March 2026