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H.R. 578 (97th)

A bill to provide for the monthly publication of a Consumer Price Index for the Elderly and to provide for studies to be made with regard to utilizing such index in determining cost-of-living adjustments authorized in certain Federal programs for individuals who are at least sixty-two years of age.

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Introduced

5 January 1981

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Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.

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23 March 2026

Summary

Directs the Secretary of Labor to prepare and publish monthly a Consumer Price Index for the Elderly to reflect retail prices of general purchases by persons who are at least 62 years of age. Requires specified Government officers to report to Congress on legislative and administrative action necessary for utilizing such index in specific provisions of laws relating to retirement.

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