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S. 4221 117th Congress Senate

Equal COLA Act

Official title: A bill 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 Ret… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill 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: May 16, 2022 Introduced by: Alex Padilla Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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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May 16, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2520)
May 16, 2022
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 Latest action May 16, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2520)

 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Independent 1
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Murray, Patty
Washington · May 16, 2022
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 16, 2022
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · May 16, 2022
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · May 16, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4221: Equal COLA Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4221/
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"S. 4221: Equal COLA Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4221/.
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S. 4221, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4221/.
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