I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4807 
To amend the Social Security Act to protect Social Security cost-of-living 
adjustments (COLA). 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 18, 2007 
Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN (for herself, Mr. WAXMAN, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Min-
nesota, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. GEORGE 
MILLER of California, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. ROSS, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. 
SERRANO, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. NADLER, Mr. FILNER, Mr. MICHAUD, Ms. 
SOLIS, Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. SUTTON, and Mr. HARE) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Social Security Act to protect Social Security 
cost-of-living adjustments (COLA). 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Social Security COLA 
Protection Act of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY COLA IN-
CREASES 
AGAINST 
EXCESSIVE 
MEDICARE 
PREMIUM INCREASES. 
(a) APPLICATION TO PART B PREMIUMS.—Section 
1839(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r(f)) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(f) For any calendar year after 
1988’’ and inserting ‘‘(f) For any calendar year 
after 1988 and before 2008’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) For any calendar year (beginning with 2008), 
if an individual is entitled to monthly benefits under sec-
tion 202 or 223 or to a monthly annuity under section 
3(a), 4(a), or 4(f) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 
for November and December of the preceding year, if the 
monthly premium of the individual under this section for 
December of the preceding year and for January of the 
year involved is deducted from those benefits under section 
1840(a)(1) or section 1840(b)(1), and if the amount of 
the individual’s premium is not adjusted for January of 
the year involved under subsection (i), the monthly pre-
mium otherwise determined under this section for the indi-
vidual for that year shall not be increased pursuant to sub-
section (a)(3) to an amount that exceeds 25 percent of 
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the amount of the increase in such monthly benefits for 
that individual attributable to section 215(i).’’. 
(b) APPLICATION TO PART D PREMIUMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1860D–13(a)(1) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww–113(a)(1)) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘(D) 
and (E),’’ and inserting ‘‘(D), (E), and (F),’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as 
subparagraph (G); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (E) 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) PROTECTION
OF
SOCIAL
SECURITY 
COLA INCREASE.—For any calendar year, if an 
individual is entitled to monthly benefits under 
section 202 or 223 or to a monthly annuity 
under section 3(a), 4(a), or 4(f) of the Railroad 
Retirement Act of 1974 for November and De-
cember of the preceding year and was enrolled 
under a PDP plan or MA–PD plan for such 
months, the base beneficiary premium otherwise 
applied under this paragraph for the individual 
for months in that year shall be decreased by 
the amount (if any) by which the sum of the 
amounts described in the following clauses (i) 
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and (ii) exceeds 25 percent of the amount of 
the increase in such monthly benefits for that 
individual attributable to section 215(i): 
‘‘(i) PART D PREMIUM INCREASE FAC-
TOR.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Except as 
provided in this clause, the amount of 
the increase (if any) in the adjusted 
national average monthly bid amount 
(as determined under subparagraph 
(B)(iii)) for a month in the year over 
such amount for a month in the pre-
ceding year. 
‘‘(II) NO APPLICATION TO FULL 
PREMIUM SUBSIDY INDIVIDUALS.—In 
the case of an individual enrolled for 
a premium subsidy under section 
1860D–14(a)(1), zero. 
‘‘(III) SPECIAL RULE FOR PAR-
TIAL
PREMIUM
SUBSIDY
INDIVID-
UALS.—In the case of an individual 
enrolled for a premium subsidy under 
section 1860D–14(a)(2), a percent of 
the increase described in subclause (I) 
equal to 100 percent minus the per-
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