Entitled the "Seniors Bill of Rights".

Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment for 2010 Replacement Benefit. H.R. 3536, H.R. 746, H.R. 3810 H.R. 3672, H.R. 3597, H.R. 4429, S. 1685: provision providing a one-time, emergency benefit to seniors and persons with disabilities to compensate for the lack of a 2010 Social Security cost of living adjustment. Tax Extenders Act, H.R. 4213, S.Amdt. 3353: provision provides an emergency benefit of $250 to seniors, veterans, and persons with disabilities to compensate for the lack of a 2010 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment. Seniors' Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). H.R. 1371, H.R. 2429, H.R. 2365, H.R. 4193, H.R. 5305: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits and authorizing a cost-of living-adjustment for Social Security recipients in 2010. Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment. H.R. 3557, H.R. 3572: providing for a Social Security COLA in 2010. Social Security Privatization. H.R. 107, H.R. 4529: provisions converting Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Trust Funds. H.R. 1276, S. 86, H.R. 219, H.R. 1712: provisions removing Social Security Trust Fund receipts and disbursements from the federal budget baseline, limiting Trust Fund proceeds to OASDI purposes, and prohibiting the use of Social Security payroll tax monies for private accounts. Social Security Benefits. S. 426: requiring progressive indexing and longevity indexing of Social Security old-age insurance benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). S. 484, H.R. 235: repealing both the GPO and WEP; S. 490, H.R. 1221: repealing the WEP. Older Workers/Workforce Participation. S. 502: promoting the labor force participation of older Americans. Pension Distribution. H.R.424, H.R. 939: provisions relating to the suspension of minimum distribution rules for tax-deferred retirement plans. Public Pension Modifications. H.R. 1804: provisions safeguarding spousal benefits with respect to Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions, the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). Womens Pension Improvements and Protections (no bill number): provisions to improve working womens pension plan participation and pension account accumulation, and safeguard spousal rights pertaining to pensions at divorce. Seniors Bill of Rights. S.Res. 553, H.Res. 1342: resolutions expressing the sense that Congress should unwaveringly uphold the dignity and independence of older Americans. Elder Justice Act. H.R. 2006, S. 795: provisions establishing an Elder Justice program under title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services), including an Elder Justice Coordinating Council within the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and an Advisory Board on Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation.

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1. H. Res. 1342, Seniors Bill of Rights, entire resolution 2. Social Security, potential impact from the deliberations of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform

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