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HR 38 104th Congress House

COLA Equity Act

Official title: To eliminate the disparity between the periods of delay provided for civilian and military retiree cost-of-living-adjustments in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993.

Introduced: July 13, 1995 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Cost of living adjustmentsLabor and EmploymentMilitary pensions
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 23, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jan 23, 1995
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Jan 4, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on National Security.
Jan 4, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 23, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

COLA Equity Act - Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to: (1) provide that the initial month for which a cost of living increase in military retired pay that becomes effective on December 1 of 1993, 1994, or 1995 is payable shall be March (currently, September) of the following year for persons who first became a member of a uniformed service before August 1, 1986; and (2) provide that such special rule shall apply only through FY 1996 (currently, FY 1998).

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 38: COLA Equity Act. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-38/
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