# 116-hr-8598: Emergency Social Security COLA for 2021 Act

116-hr-8598, Emergency Social Security COLA for 2021 Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8598
- Congress: 116
- Title: Emergency Social Security COLA for 2021 Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2020-10-16
- Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 96
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Emergency Social Security COLA for 2021 Act This bill applies a 3% cost-of-living increase to Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income payable in calendar year 2021. The bill also disregards this increase for purposes of determining an individual's eligibility for federally funded, means-tested programs.

## Cosponsors (96)

- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] (D-NY), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2020-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2020-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2020-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2020-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2020-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-12-10T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-8598 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8598)

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