H.R. 5065 — A bill to protect retired and disabled persons by preserving the integrity of the Consumer Price Index.

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Makes it the continuing duty of the Bureau of Labor Statistics to compile and publish the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Requires that no changes be made in the factors used in the formation of the CPI or any similar index, except as authorized by law, if such changes would reduce the amount of the cost of living increases provided by specified Federal retirement programs.

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1981-11-20
Introduced in House
1981-11-20
Introduced in House
1981-11-20
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
1981-12-18
Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.

A bill to protect retired and disabled persons by preserving the integrity of the Consumer Price Index.

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