Inflation and prices
81 bills and resolutions in the 119th Congress. 9 passed a chamber; 4 became law.
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S. 5084 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply inflation adjustments to the base amount and adjusted base amount for purposes of determining taxable social security benefits.
Introduced
Sponsor John Kennedy (R). 0 cosponsors. Introduced Jul 22, 2026. Matched on its title.
S. 5085 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply inflation adjustments to the additional hospital insurance tax on high income taxpayers.
Introduced
Sponsor John Kennedy (R). 0 cosponsors. Introduced Jul 22, 2026. Matched on its title.
S. 534 Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2025
Introduced
Sponsor Joni Ernst (R). 0 cosponsors. Introduced Feb 12, 2025. Matched on the CRS subject Inflation and prices.
S. 534 on Congress.gov(opens in a new tab)Summary by the Congressional Research Service
Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2025
This bill changes the compensation provided to future former Presidents and increases the compensation for the widow or widower of a future former President.
Currently, former Presidents receive an allowance equivalent to the annual rate of basic pay of the head of an executive department ($250,600 in 2025), as well as government-provided office space and office staff.
Under the bill, individuals who become former Presidents after enactment shall annually receive from the United States an annuity of $200,000 and a monetary allowance of $200,000. The allowance shall be reduced by the amount the former President's adjusted gross income and interest on certain tax-exempt bonds exceeds $400,000 (although the reduction may be decreased to account for certain security-related expenditures). Both the annuity and allowance shall receive annual cost-of-living increases. The annuity and allowance shall not be payable for any period during which the former President holds a federal government position with a rate of pay other than a nominal rate.
Other changes made by the bill include (1) removing a statutory provision specifying that former Presidents receive government-provided office space and office staff, and (2) increasing from $20,000 to $100,000 the annual allowance for surviving spouses of individuals who become former Presidents after enactment and providing annual cost-of-living increases for such allowance.
S. 86 A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
Introduced
Sponsor Rick Scott (R). 0 cosponsors. Introduced Jan 14, 2025. Matched on the CRS subject Inflation and prices.
S. 86 on Congress.gov(opens in a new tab)Summary by the Congressional Research Service
This bill eliminates automatic increases to pay for Members of Congress, beginning with the 120th Congress.
Current law automatically increases Member pay according to a formula. The annual increase is (1) based on the percentage change in private sector wages as measured by the Employment Cost Index (ECI); and (2) capped at the percentage increase to General Schedule (GS) employees' base pay. The annual adjustment automatically goes into effect unless Congress modifies the increase in legislation.