HR 4986 · 95th Congress · Social Welfare
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide special cost-of-living increases in benefits thereunder based on local differentials in the cost of food and other necessities (over and above the regular annual cost-of-living increases in such benefits which are provided under present law on a national basis) for individuals residing in high cost cities and other high cost areas.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.(1977-03-14)
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Amends Title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide that whenever cost-of-living increases are made in benefits, such amounts shall be further increased for individuals residing in high cost areas by a formula set forth in the Act.…
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