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Feb 5, 2025
Policy Area:
Commerce
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Feb 5, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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Feb 5, 2025
Introduced in House
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Introduced in House
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Full Bill Text
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Feb 5, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 16, 2025 6:12 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1038 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
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.
_______________________________________________________________________
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
_______________________________________________________________________
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,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1038 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
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.
_______________________________________________________________________
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
_______________________________________________________________________
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.
This Act may be cited as the ``Combating Rural Inflation Act''.
SEC. 2.
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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