I 
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 Mis-
sissippi, 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) in-
troduced 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 com-
mittee 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Seniors Deserve A 
Raise Act’’. 
SEC. 2. COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES FOR SOCIAL SECURITY 
AND MILITARY RETIREMENT AND SURVIVOR 
BENEFITS TO BE BASED ON CONSUMER 
PRICE INDEX FOR THE ELDERLY. 
Notwithstanding the adjustments otherwise required 
by 
sections 
1401a, 
1451(g)(1), 
1451(h)(1), 
and 
1452(a)(4)(B) of title 10, United States Code, and section 
215(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)), 
whenever there is an increase in the Consumer Price Index 
for the elderly, published by the Department of Labor, 
that is greater than the previous increase in the Consumer 
Price Index, the dollar amounts in effect for the payment 
of the following benefits, as such amounts were in effect 
immediately before such increase, shall be increased by the 
same percentage as the Consumer Price Index for the el-
derly was increased above the prior Consumer Price Index 
increase: 
(1) Any old-age, survivors, or disability insur-
ance benefit under title II of the Social Security Act. 
(2) Any military retirement or survivor benefit 
program administered pursuant to title 10, United 
States Code. 
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SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL ONE-TIME COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE 
TO COMPENSATE FOR FAILURE TO BASE 
PAST 
INCREASES 
ON 
CONSUMER 
PRICE 
INDEX FOR THE ELDERLY. 
In addition to any increase required by section 2 for 
a year, each benefit described in such section shall be in-
creased by 2.9 percent on January 1, 2016, and shall re-
main in effect every year thereafter. 
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