House Bill 1251
115th Congress(2017-2018)
CPI-E Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 28, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1251
Congress
115
Policy Area
Economics and Public Finance
Economics and Public Finance
Primary focus of measure is budgetary matters such as appropriations, public debt, the budget process, government lending, government accounts and trust funds; monetary policy and inflation; economic development, performance, and economic theory.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
CPI-E Act of 2017
This bill bases cost-of -living increases in benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System, the Federal Employees Retirement System, military retirement and survivor benefit programs, the Social Security old-age, survivors, or disability insurance benefit program, and other specified veterans benefits programs on increases in the Consumer Price Index for the elderly.
February 28, 2017
03/27/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
03/23/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
03/08/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
02/28/2017
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Government Reform, and Armed Services, 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.
02/28/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:35:04 PM