Cost-of-Living Fairness Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5612 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5612 To require payments for certain insurance policy premiums to be taken into account in determining eligibility for benefits or assistance provided through Federal funds, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 26, 2025 Ms. Tlaib (for herself, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Norton, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Barragan, Ms. McDonald Rivet, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Escobar, Mrs. Watson Coleman, and Mrs. Ramirez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require payments for certain insurance policy premiums to be taken into account in determining eligibility for benefits or assistance provided through Federal funds, 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 ``Cost-of-Living Fairness Act''. SEC. 2. INCOME DETERMINATION WITH RESPECT TO PAYMENTS FOR INSURANCE POLICIES. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a payment made by an individual for a covered insurance policy that provides a specified benefit to the individual or a member of the household of the individual shall be deducted from the income and resources of the individual in determining the eligibility of the individual, or any member of the household of the individual, for benefits or assistance (or the amount or extent of benefits or assistance) under any Federal program or under any State or local program financed in whole or in part with Federal funds. (b) Definitions.--In this section: (1) The term ``covered insurance policy'' means any of the following: