CURRENT LEGISLATION:

H.R.1371
COLA Fairness Act of 2009
To require the establishment of regional consumer price indices to compute cost-of-living increases under the programs for Social Security and Medicare and other medical benefits under titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act.
(click for full text of bill)

H.R.1204
Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2009
To ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by making the antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers (including health plans under parts C and D of the Medicare Program) in the same manner as such laws apply to protected activities under the National Labor Relations Act.
(text of bill not yet available)

Taking Apart the $819 billion Stimulus Package
The centerpiece of President Obama's domestic agenda is an $819 billion economic stimulus plan. The Senate will consider the measure this week, with an eye toward the amount of tax cuts and spending. Republicans and Democrats spar over what to consider a tax cut. An analysis by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office tallies the tax-cut portion to be significantly less than the one-third Democrats claim it to be. (click for full article)

PREVIOUS LEGISLATION:

H.R.1
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007
To provide for the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. (click for full text of bill)

S.2501
Social Security COLA Protection Act of 2007
To amend the Social Security Act to protect Social Security cost-of-living adjustments (COLA). (click for full text of bill)

H.R. 4807
Social Security COLA Protection Act of 2007
To amend the Social Security Act to protect Social Security cost-of-living adjustments (COLA). (click for full text of bill)

HR 2987
The COLA Fairness Act of 2007
The COLA Fairness Act of 2007 requires the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor to establish: (1) a mapping of the United States comprising 14 specified regions; and (2) particular monthly consumer price indices for such regions for computation of cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) benefits. (click for full text of bill)

HR 736 IH
No Social Security for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2007
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to exclude from creditable wages and self-employment income wages earned for services by aliens illegally performed in the United States and self-employment income derived from a trade or business illegally conducted in the United States. (click for full text of bill)

HR 93 IH
Social Security Protection Act of 2007
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to protect Social Security beneficiaries against any reduction in benefits. (click for full text of bill)

HR 736
COLA Fairness Act of 2005
To require the establishment of regional consumer price indices to compute cost-of-living increases under the programs for Social Security and Medicare and other medical benefits under titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act. (click for full text of bill)

UPDATES:

CRS Report for Congress
Social Security: The Trust Fund
Updated April 24, 2007 (click for full file)

A Message to the Public
Each year the Trustees of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds report on the current and projected financial status of the two programs. This message summarizes our 2008 Annual Reports. (click for full file)