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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3761 

To increase Social Security and military retirement benefits by 2.9 percent, 

and base future cost-of-living increase adjustments to the Consumer 

Price Index for the elderly. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 16, 2015 

Mr. GRAYSON (for himself, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. NOLAN, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. 

BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Ms. 

EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. POCAN, Mr. 

JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California, 

Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. NADLER, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. 

VEASEY, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. CAPUANO, 

Mr. GUTIE ́RREZ, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mrs. TORRES, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, 

Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. COHEN, Ms. BASS, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. GALLEGO, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. LEE, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE

of Pennsylvania, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. SIRES, Mr. 

LOWENTHAL, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. KELLY of 

Illinois, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, and Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 

and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a 

period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 

consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To increase Social Security and military retirement benefits 

by 2.9 percent, and base future cost-of-living increase 

adjustments to the Consumer Price Index for the elderly. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Seniors Deserve A 

3 Raise Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES FOR SOCIAL SECURITY 

5 AND MILITARY RETIREMENT AND SURVIVOR 

6 BENEFITS TO BE BASED ON CONSUMER 

7 PRICE INDEX FOR THE ELDERLY. 

8 Notwithstanding the adjustments otherwise required 

9 by sections 1401a, 1451(g)(1), 1451(h)(1), and 

10 1452(a)(4)(B) of title 10, United States Code, and section 

11 215(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)), 

12 whenever there is an increase in the Consumer Price Index 

13 for the elderly, published by the Department of Labor, 

14 that is greater than the previous increase in the Consumer 

15 Price Index, the dollar amounts in effect for the payment 

16 of the following benefits, as such amounts were in effect 

17 immediately before such increase, shall be increased by the 

18 same percentage as the Consumer Price Index for the el19 derly was increased above the prior Consumer Price Index 

20 increase: 

21 (1) Any old-age, survivors, or disability insur22 ance benefit under title II of the Social Security Act. 

23 (2) Any military retirement or survivor benefit 

24 program administered pursuant to title 10, United 

25 States Code. 

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1 SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL ONE-TIME COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE 

2 TO COMPENSATE FOR FAILURE TO BASE 

3 PAST INCREASES ON CONSUMER PRICE 

4 INDEX FOR THE ELDERLY. 

5 In addition to any increase required by section 2 for 

6 a year, each benefit described in such section shall be in7 creased by 2.9 percent on January 1, 2016, and shall re8 main in effect every year thereafter. 

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