Proposed Provision: A8. Starting December 2026, for OASI beneficiaries only (DI beneficiaries would only be affected when their benefit converts to OASI at NRA), the annual COLA would be based on the chain-weighted version of the CPI-U.
  
    OASDI Cost Rates and Income Rates
    (as a percentage of taxable payroll)
    
    
    
    
      
        |  | Income Rates | Cost Rates | 
      
        | Year | Current Law | Provision | Current Law | Provision | 
    
    
      | 2025 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 
      | 2026 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 
      | 2027 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 
      | 2028 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 
      | 2029 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 
      | 2030 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 15.8 | 15.6 | 
      | 2031 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 
      | 2032 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 16.0 | 15.8 | 
      | 2033 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 
      | 2034 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 
      | 2035 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 
      | 2036 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 
      | 2037 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 
      | 2038 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 16.5 | 16.1 | 
      | 2039 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 16.6 | 16.1 | 
      | 2040 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 16.6 | 16.1 | 
      | 2041 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 16.6 | 16.1 | 
      | 2042 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 16.7 | 16.1 | 
      | 2043 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 16.7 | 16.2 | 
      | 2044 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 16.7 | 16.2 | 
      | 2045 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 16.8 | 16.2 | 
      | 2046 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 16.8 | 16.2 | 
      | 2047 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 16.8 | 16.2 | 
      | 2048 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 16.9 | 16.3 | 
      | 2049 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 16.9 | 16.3 | 
      | 2050 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 17.0 | 16.3 | 
      | 2051 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 17.0 | 16.4 | 
      | 2052 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 17.1 | 16.4 | 
      | 2053 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 17.1 | 16.5 | 
      | 2054 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 17.2 | 16.6 | 
      | 2055 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 17.3 | 16.6 | 
      | 2056 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 17.4 | 16.7 | 
      | 2057 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 17.5 | 16.8 | 
      | 2058 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 17.6 | 16.9 | 
      | 2059 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 17.7 | 17.0 | 
      | 2060 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 17.7 | 17.1 | 
      | 2061 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 17.8 | 17.1 | 
      | 2062 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 17.9 | 17.2 | 
      | 2063 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 18.0 | 17.3 | 
      | 2064 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 18.0 | 17.3 | 
      | 2065 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 18.1 | 17.4 | 
      | 2066 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 18.2 | 17.5 | 
      | 2067 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 18.2 | 17.5 | 
      | 2068 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 18.3 | 17.6 | 
      | 2069 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 18.4 | 17.7 | 
      | 2070 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 18.5 | 17.7 | 
      | 2071 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 18.5 | 17.8 | 
      | 2072 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 18.6 | 17.9 | 
      | 2073 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 18.7 | 17.9 | 
      | 2074 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 18.7 | 18.0 | 
      | 2075 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 18.8 | 18.0 | 
      | 2076 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 18.9 | 18.1 | 
      | 2077 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 18.9 | 18.1 | 
      | 2078 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 18.9 | 18.2 | 
      | 2079 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 18.9 | 18.2 | 
      | 2080 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 19.0 | 18.2 | 
      | 2081 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 19.0 | 18.2 | 
      | 2082 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 19.0 | 18.2 | 
      | 2083 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 18.9 | 18.2 | 
      | 2084 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 18.9 | 18.1 | 
      | 2085 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 18.9 | 18.1 | 
      | 2086 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 18.8 | 18.0 | 
      | 2087 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 18.8 | 18.0 | 
      | 2088 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 18.7 | 17.9 | 
      | 2089 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 18.6 | 17.9 | 
      | 2090 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 18.6 | 17.8 | 
      | 2091 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 18.5 | 17.7 | 
      | 2092 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 18.5 | 17.7 | 
      | 2093 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 18.4 | 17.6 | 
      | 2094 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 18.4 | 17.6 | 
      | 2095 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 18.4 | 17.6 | 
      | 2096 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 18.3 | 17.6 | 
      | 2097 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 18.3 | 17.6 | 
      | 2098 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 18.3 | 17.6 | 
      | 2099 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 18.3 | 17.6 | 
      | 2100 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 18.4 | 17.6 | 
    
    
  
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