HR491119th CongressWALLET

Equal COLA Act

Sponsored By: Representative Connolly

Introduced

Summary

Equalize annual cost-of-living adjustments for FERS and CSRS. This bill would change how FERS annuities get their yearly COLA so the adjustment follows the same index-based method used for CSRS benefits.

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Bill Overview

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Equal COLA for FERS pensions

If enacted, FERS annuity payments would get a yearly cost‑of‑living raise each December 1. The raise would equal the percent change in the price index for the base quarter this year versus the base quarter used for the last adjustment, rounded to the nearest 0.1%. It would apply to any FERS annuity that starts no later than that December 1, except for cases covered by existing subsection (c). The change would apply to COLAs made after enactment and to annuities starting before, on, or after that date. Your dollar increase would be your current annual annuity times that percent change.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Connolly

VA • D

Cosponsors

  • Mullin

    CA • D

    Sponsored 1/16/2025

  • Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 1/16/2025

  • Barragan

    CA • D

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  • McGovern

    MA • D

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  • Casten

    IL • D

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  • Levin

    CA • D

    Sponsored 3/31/2025

  • Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]

    IL • D

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  • Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]

    CA • D

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  • Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]

    PA • D

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  • Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]

    MO • D

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  • Davis (NC)

    NC • D

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  • McBath

    GA • D

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  • DelBene

    WA • D

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  • Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]

    FL • D

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  • Cohen

    TN • D

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  • Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]

    NM • D

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  • Mrvan

    IN • D

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  • Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]

    MI • D

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  • Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]

    NV • D

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  • Cherfilus-McCormick

    FL • D

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  • Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]

    MD • D

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  • McClellan

    VA • D

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  • Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35]

    TX • D

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  • Davis (IL)

    IL • D

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  • Ocasio-Cortez

    NY • D

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  • Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]

    CA • D

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  • Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]

    OR • D

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  • Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]

    MA • D

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  • Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]

    NY • D

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  • Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4]

    OR • D

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  • Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]

    CA • D

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  • Mfume

    MD • D

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  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

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  • Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]

    CA • D

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  • Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]

    CO • D

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  • Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]

    PA • D

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  • Schakowsky

    IL • D

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  • Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]

    PA • D

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  • Budzinski

    IL • D

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  • Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]

    CA • D

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  • Ivey

    MD • D

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  • Fletcher

    TX • D

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  • Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]

    OH • D

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  • Norcross

    NJ • D

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  • Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6]

    MD • D

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  • Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]

    CA • D

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  • Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]

    OH • D

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  • Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]

    NY • R

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  • Stansbury

    NM • D

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  • Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]

    NC • D

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  • Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]

    AZ • D

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  • Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]

    VA • D

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  • Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]

    NY • D

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  • Pallone

    NJ • D

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  • Craig

    MN • D

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  • Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]

    CA • D

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  • Randall

    WA • D

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  • Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]

    CA • D

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  • Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]

    MI • D

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  • Trahan

    MA • D

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  • Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]

    VT • D

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  • Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]

    FL • D

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  • Adams

    NC • D

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  • Pingree

    ME • D

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  • Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]

    NY • D

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  • Kennedy (NY)

    NY • D

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  • Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]

    MN • D

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  • Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]

    WI • R

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  • Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]

    FL • D

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  • Scott, David

    GA • D

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  • Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]

    NC • D

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  • Keating

    MA • D

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  • Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]

    VA • D

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  • Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]

    RI • D

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  • Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2]

    MD • D

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  • Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 4/9/2026

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