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To require the establishment of regional consumer price indices to compute cost-of-living increases under the programs for Social Security and Medicare and other medical benefits under titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act.
7/10/2007--Introduced. COLA Fairness Act of 2007 - Requires the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor to establish: (1) a mapping of the United States comprising 14 specified regions; and (2) particular monthly consumer price indices for such regions for computation of cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) benefits.
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- 09/11/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
- 07/10/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.
- 07/10/2007 - Referred to House Ways and Means
- 07/10/2007 - Referred to House Energy and Commerce
- 07/10/2007 - Referred to House Education and Labor
show all actions- 09/11/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
- 07/10/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.
- 07/10/2007 - Referred to House Ways and Means
- 07/10/2007 - Referred to House Energy and Commerce
- 07/10/2007 - Referred to House Education and Labor
- 07/10/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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