Cost-of-living Emergency Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8135 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8135 To declare an emergency regarding the cost of living in the United States and direct actions to be taken to address the cost-of-living emergency, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 27, 2026 Mr. Deluzio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, the Budget, and Rules, 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 declare an emergency regarding the cost of living in the United States and direct actions to be taken to address the cost-of-living emergency, 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 Emergency Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Average u.s. household.--The term ``average U.S. household'' means a household in the United States earning less than the median household income for the prior year, as determined by the United States Census Bureau. (2) Basic household necessities.--The term ``basic household necessities'' includes the following expenditures, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on January 1, 2026: (A) Food at home. (B) Owned dwellings. (C) Rented dwellings. (D) Gasoline and other fuels. (E) Medical services. (F) Utilities, fuels, and public services. (3) Co-chair.--The term ``co-chair'' means an individual appointed to serve as a co-chair of the Commission under section 8