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H.R. 7165 115th Congress House

Equal COLA Act

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to achieve parity between the cost of living adjustment with respect to an annuity under the Federal Employees Retirement… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to achieve parity between the cost of living adjustment with respect to an annuity under the Federal Employees Retirement System and an annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 20, 2018 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementInflation and prices
This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Nov 20, 2018
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 Latest action November 20, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equal COLA Act

This bill revises the formula used to calculate the cost-of-living adjustment for annuities paid under the Federal Employees Retirement System.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7165: Equal COLA Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7165/
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"H.R. 7165: Equal COLA Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7165/.
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H.R. 7165, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7165/.
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