Replace CPI-W with CPI-E for calculating Social Security cost-of-living adjustments.

Replace the consumer price index from CPI-W (Wage Earners) with CPI-E (Elderly) for calculating cost-of-living adjustments to better reflect the financial needs of retirees.

Sanchez introduced a bill to change the COLA formula so it better reflects retirees' expenses.

Sánchez introduces bill to strengthen Social Security, help retirees with rising costs | Congresswoman Linda Sanchez
primary · press_release · model gpt-5.4-mini

The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor shall prepare and publish an index for each calendar month to be known as the 'Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers'... the applicable Consumer Price Index shall be deemed to be the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers... for cost-of-living computation quarters ending on or after September 30, 2027.

The bill would create and use a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers for Social Security cost-of-living adjustments beginning with applicable computation quarters ending on or after September 30, 2027.

2026.06.11-strengthening-social-security-act.pdf
primary · other · model gpt-5.5

The June 11, 2026 home-page news item says Sánchez introduced the Strengthening Social Security Act, aiming to increase Social Security benefits and make COLAs reflect seniors' real expenses.

Recent, concrete legislative action toward the promised COLA change, but not enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

Congresswoman Linda Sanchez | Representing the 38th District of California
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 93%

SSA's current COLA page says Social Security COLAs are still calculated from CPI-W.

The current official calculation method still uses CPI-W, so the promised replacement has not been delivered.

unresolved unknown

Latest Cost-of-Living Adjustment
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 98%