Combating Rural Inflation Act

[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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