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H.R. 491 (119th)

Equal COLA Act

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passedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

16 January 2025

Last action

16 September 2025 · Passed

Status

ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 491, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

Sponsors

Gerald Connolly, Kevin Mullin, Rashida Tlaib, Julia Brownley, Brendan Boyle, Emanuel Cleaver, Donald Davis, Lucy McBath, Suzan DelBene, Maxwell Frost, Steve Cohen, Teresa Leger Fernandez, Frank Mrvan, Shri Thanedar, Dina Titus, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Jamie Raskin, Jennifer McClellan, Greg Casar, Danny Davis, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, John Garamendi, Andrea Salinas, Stephen Lynch, Daniel Goldman, Val Hoyle, Mark Takano, Kweisi Mfume, Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Jimmy Panetta, Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2], Christopher Deluzio, Janice Schakowsky, Mary Gay Scanlon, Nikki Budzinski, Ted Lieu, Glenn Ivey, Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7], Emilia Sykes, Donald Norcross, April McClain Delaney, Robert Garcia, Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1], Nanette Barragán, James McGovern, Sean Casten, Mike Levin, Robin Kelly, Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17], Melanie Stansbury, Valerie Foushee, Yassamin Ansari, Suhas Subramanyam, Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3], Frank Pallone, Angie Craig, Salud Carbajal, Emily Randall, Judy Chu, Haley Stevens, Lori Trahan, Becca Balint, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Alma Adams, Chellie Pingree, Paul Tonko, Timothy Kennedy, Ilhan Omar, Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3], Jared Moskowitz, David Scott, Deborah Ross, William Keating, Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7], Seth Magaziner, Johnny Olszewski, Lauren Underwood, Herbert Conaway, Brittany Pettersen, Josh Harder, Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Dwight Evans, Janelle Bynum, Sarah McBride, Madeleine Dean, Frederica Wilson, Mark DeSaulnier

Subjects

Government Operations and Politics

Source updated

17 July 2026

Government Operations and Politics

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Summary

Equal COLA Act This bill applies a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for annuities paid under the Federal Employees Retirement System that is equal to the increase in inflation, regardless of the amount of the increase. Specifically, for any year in which the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has increased over the previous year, the COLA amount shall be increased by the change in the CPI from the previous year.  Current law applies an adjustment equal to the change in CPI only if the change is 2% or less. If the change is between 2% and 3%, the adjustment is limited to 2%. If the change is more than 3%, the adjustment is limited to 1% less than the change.

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Timeline

  1. 16 January 2025

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 16 January 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 16 January 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 16 September 2025

    Passed

    ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 491, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

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