S4266-119

In Committee

Cost-of-living Emergency Act

119th Congress Introduced Mar 26, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill defines introduces a definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term average U.S. household means a household in the United States earning less than the median household income for the prior year, reduces a reporting req, compliance mandate, tariff provision: 4, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 5. Household costs impact statements During the period that the emergency declared under section 3 is in effect, the Administrator of the Office of Information. It relies on compliance mandates, reporting requirements, appropriations, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Defense, Energy, Agriculture, and Healthcare.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Defines introduces a definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term average U.S. household means a household in the United States earning less than the median household income for the prior year...
  • Reduces a reporting req, compliance mandate, tariff provision: 4.
  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 5. Household costs impact statements During the period that the emergency declared under section 3 is in effect, the Administrator of the Office of Information...
  • Expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 6.
  • Expands a compliance mandate, product standard, procurement provision: 7.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill defines introduces a definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term average U.S. household means a household in the United States earning less than the median household income for the prior year, reduces a reporting req, compliance mandate, tariff provision: 4, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 5. Household costs impact statements During the period that the emergency declared under section 3 is in effect, the Administrator of the Office of Information.

Key Policy Areas

Defense, Energy, Agriculture, Healthcare

Primary Purpose

The bill defines introduces a definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term average U.S. household means a household in the United States earning less than the median household income for the prior year, reduces a reporting req, compliance mandate, tariff provision: 4, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 5. Household costs impact statements During the period that the emergency declared under section 3 is in effect, the Administrator of the Office of Information.

Policy Domains

Defense Energy Agriculture Healthcare

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 26, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, …

Mar 26, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Mar 26, 2026

Mr. Kelly introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Defense Energy Agriculture Healthcare
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"covered agency head" §id8c0e61f6e66b49c7898808389d6c08c2

the head of an agency to whom the President delegated, under section 201(a) of Executive Order 13603 (77 Fed. Reg. 16651

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