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HR 4467 97th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Civil Service pensions Cost of living adjustments Federal employees and officials

A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to restore semi-annual cost-of-living adjustments for Federal annuitants.

Introduced: September 14, 1981 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 97th Congress (1981–1982) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 25, 1981
Executive Comment Requested from OMB, OPM.
Sep 24, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.
Sep 14, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Sep 14, 1981
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires semiannual (currently annual) cost of living adjustments in civil service annuities to reflect increases in the Consumer Price Index.

What's happening now September 25, 1981

Executive Comment Requested from OMB, OPM.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 23, 1981
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 22, 1981
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Sep 14, 1981
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4467: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to restore semi-annual cost-of-living adjustments for Federal annuitants.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-4467/
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"H.R. 4467: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to restore semi-annual cost-of-living adjustments for Federal annuitants.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-4467/.
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H.R. 4467, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-4467/.
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