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S 416 101th Congress Senate Economics and Public Finance Annuities Budget deficits Civil service retirement Cost of living adjustments Disability retirement Federal budgets Foreign service Government spending reductions Intelligence officers Military pensions Railroad retirement plans

COLA Equity Act of 1989

Introduced: February 22, 1989 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Feb 22, 1989
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Feb 22, 1989
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

COLA Equity Act of 1989 - Provides for all Federal civilian and military retirees to receive the full cost-of-living adjustments in annuities payable under Federal retirement systems for FY 1990 and 1991. (Includes benefits payable under the Civil Service Retirement and Disability System, military retirement and survivor benefit programs, the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System, the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and railroad retirement programs.)

Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to exempt railroad retirement supplemental annuities from sequestration.

What's happening now February 22, 1989

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Apr 26, 1990
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Apr 4, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 416: COLA Equity Act of 1989. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-416/
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