Bill Details
HR.1038 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-02-05 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced Date
2025-02-05
Policy Area
Commerce
Committees
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Sponsors
Cosponsors
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This bill would require the Bureau of Labor Statistics to create and publish a new monthly price index for people living in rural areas starting in January 2026. The new index would show how the cost of everyday goods and services changes over time for rural consumers, giving a better picture of inflation in rural communities.
- The index would be updated and released every month.
- It would measure spending patterns that are typical for people who live in rural communities in the United States.
Official Summaries
Combating Rural Inflation Act
This bill requires the the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor to publish a monthly index of changes in consumer prices for individuals residing in rural communities.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1038 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1038
To direct the Bureau of Labor Statistics to prepare and publish a
Consumer Price Index for Rural Consumers, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 5, 2025
Mr. Vasquez (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
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A BILL
To direct the Bureau of Labor Statistics to prepare and publish a
Consumer Price Index for Rural Consumers, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Combating Rural Inflation Act''.
SEC. 2. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR RURAL CONSUMERS.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor shall
prepare and publish an index for each calendar month beginning with
January 2026 to be known as the ``Consumer Price Index for Rural
Consumers'' that indicates changes over time in expenditures for
consumption which are typical for individuals in the United States who
reside in rural communities.
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