# 114-hr-3961: Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2015

114-hr-3961, Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3961
- Congress: 114
- Title: Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
- Introduced: 2015-11-05
- Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2015 This bill amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits using a new index in place of the current Consumer Price Index (CPI) for All Urban Consumers. The Bureau of Labor Statistics must prepare and publish, for this purpose, a monthly CPI for Elderly Consumers that reflects changes over time to expenditures typical for individuals aged 62 and older.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2015-12-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6498: Presidential Tax Disclosure Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6431: Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6428: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit Medicare part B premium increases for 2017.
- 114-hr-6382: No Religious Registry Act
- 114-hr-6340: Presidential Accountability Act
- 114-hr-6026: To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require each candidate for nomination or election to the office of President or Vice President to include in t…

## Sources
- [114-hr-3961 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3961)

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- [114-hr-6498: Presidential Tax Disclosure Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6498)
- [114-hr-6431: Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6431)
- [114-hr-6428: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit Medicare part B premiu…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6428)
- [114-hr-6382: No Religious Registry Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6382)
- [114-hr-6340: Presidential Accountability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6340)
- [114-hr-6026: To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require each candidate for nom…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3961 (as of 2025-11-18).