I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1251 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 28, 2017 Mr. Garamendi (for himself, Mr. Cartwright , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Conyers , Mr. Deutch , Mr. Ellison , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Norton , Ms. Jackson Lee , Ms. Jayapal , Mr. Loebsack , Ms. Lofgren , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Ms. McCollum , Mr. McNerney , Mrs. Napolitano , Ms. Pingree , Mr. Pocan , Ms. Shea-Porter , Ms. Slaughter , Mr. Swalwell of California , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mrs. Watson Coleman , and Ms. Hanabusa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs , Oversight and Government Reform , and Armed Services , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in the Consumer Price Index for the elderly.