# 119-s-3059: Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act

119-s-3059, Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-09).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3059
- Congress: 119
- Title: Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-10-27
- Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-09

## Summary

**Higher Social Security cost-of-living increases by using CPI-E when it yields a larger boost.** This bill would change how Social Security cost-of-living adjustments are calculated so the higher of the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) or the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-E) controls the annual COLA.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2025-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2025-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-10-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher Social Security COLAs for seniors: benefit, medium. If enacted, Social Security recipients would get COLAs based on the higher change in CPI-W or a new CPI for older Americans (CPI-E). The bill would require the BLS to publish a monthly CPI-E for people age 62 and older. Until CPI-E exists, an existing research series (R-CPI-E) would be used. The bi…
- Other programs keep old Social Security COLA: cost, medium. If enacted, other laws that tie increases to the Social Security COLA would continue to use the old SSA COLA method. Those laws would not automatically adopt any larger COLA that results from the bill's CPI-E/CPI-W rule. This restriction would not apply to provisions in this bill's title, title VII…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3059 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3059)

## Related
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3059 (as of 2026-08-09).