Introduce legislation to change Social Security COLA calculations and limit Medicare premium increases for seniors when the House reconvenes next month.

Donald Norcross · New Jersey · Democratic

policy impact 0.48 specificity 0.82 extraction confidence 88%

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Evidence

Congress.gov identifies Donald Norcross as Democratic Representative for New Jersey District 1, serving in the 113th-119th Congresses, and provides his Member Activity including Sponsored Legislation.

This establishes the relevant federal service window and the official source for Norcross-sponsored bills. I found no matching Norcross-sponsored legislation changing Social Security COLA calculations and limiting Medicare premium increases in the official member activity records reviewed.

never same_term

Donald Norcross | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 73%

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H.R.1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. Sponsor: Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7]. Latest Action: 11/02/2015 Became Public Law No: 114-74.

Congress enacted a Medicare Part B premium mitigation measure in the same Congress, but the bill was sponsored by Patrick Meehan, not introduced by Donald Norcross.

partial same_term

H.R.1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

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Sec. 601 amends Medicare law to mitigate 2016 increases to Medicare Part B premiums and deductibles for enrollees and authorizes federal funding to offset the premium reduction.

The Medicare-premium portion of the policy goal was partly achieved through enacted federal law in 2015, but this does not fulfill the specific promise that Norcross would introduce the legislation, nor does it address Social Security COLA calculations.

partial same_term

H.R.1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

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Social Security COLAs are based on the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).

As of the assessment date, Social Security COLA calculations remained tied to CPI-W rather than a senior-specific alternative such as CPI-E, indicating the COLA-calculation change was not delivered.

never unknown

Social Security Administration - Cost-of-Living Adjustment Summary
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%

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Assessments

partial same_term

Norcross does not appear to have introduced or sponsored matching legislation to both change Social Security COLA calculations and limit Medicare premium increases. Congress did enact a 2015 Medicare Part B premium mitigation provision during the same term, but it was in H.R.1314 sponsored by another representative and did not change Social Security COLA calculations, which remained tied to CPI-W. Because one component of the policy outcome was partly achieved without clear Norcross authorship or sponsorship, this merits partial credit rather than full delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%