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COLA Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-7765| House 
| Updated: 7/23/2020
Tim Walberg

Tim Walberg

Republican Representative

Michigan

Ways and Means Committee, Social Security Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Certainty for Older Living Americans Act of 2020 or the COLA Act of 2020 This bill sets out an alternative method to calculate cost-of-living adjustments for Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits and requires the Social Security Administration to use whichever method results in a greater increase each year. The current method is based on the annual change in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, which may result in no or small increases to benefits in years with deflation or low inflation. The alternative method established by this bill is based on a 10-year average of cost-of-living adjustments.
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Timeline
Jul 23, 2020
Introduced in House
Jul 23, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 23, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
  • July 23, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • July 23, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


  • July 23, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

Social Welfare

Inflation and pricesSocial security and elderly assistance

COLA Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-7765| House 
| Updated: 7/23/2020
Certainty for Older Living Americans Act of 2020 or the COLA Act of 2020 This bill sets out an alternative method to calculate cost-of-living adjustments for Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits and requires the Social Security Administration to use whichever method results in a greater increase each year. The current method is based on the annual change in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, which may result in no or small increases to benefits in years with deflation or low inflation. The alternative method established by this bill is based on a 10-year average of cost-of-living adjustments.
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Timeline
Jul 23, 2020
Introduced in House
Jul 23, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 23, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
  • July 23, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • July 23, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


  • July 23, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Tim Walberg

Tim Walberg

Republican Representative

Michigan

Ways and Means Committee, Social Security Subcommittee

Social Welfare

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Inflation and pricesSocial security and elderly assistance