# 114-hr-3588: Guaranteed 3 Percent COLA for Seniors Act of 2015

114-hr-3588, Guaranteed 3 Percent COLA for Seniors Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3588
- Congress: 114
- Title: Guaranteed 3 Percent COLA for Seniors Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
- Introduced: 2015-09-22
- Sponsor: ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Guaranteed 3 Percent COLA for Seniors Act of 2015 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 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%.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2015-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2015-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2015-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2016-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2016-11-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6340: Presidential Accountability Act
- 114-hr-5844: ACTION for National Service Act
- 114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus.
- 114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-4521: Lake Berryessa Recreation Enhancement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4479: Families of Flint Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-3588 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3588)

## Related
- [114-hr-6340: Presidential Accountability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6340)
- [114-hr-5844: ACTION for National Service Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5844)
- [114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika viru…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5044)
- [114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4592)
- [114-hr-4521: Lake Berryessa Recreation Enhancement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4521)
- [114-hr-4479: Families of Flint Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4479)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3588 (as of 2025-11-18).