S624Referred to Committee
Equal COLA Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-02-18
Introduced
20
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Alex Padilla
Democrat · CA · Senator
Votes with party: 65.0% (314 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/P000145
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (20)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Angus S. King Jr. (I-ME)Original· 2025-02-18
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)Original· 2025-02-18
- Brian Schatz (D-HI)Original· 2025-02-18
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)Original· 2025-02-18
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)Original· 2025-02-18
- John Fetterman (D-PA)Original· 2025-02-18
- Patty Murray (D-WA)Original· 2025-02-18
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)Original· 2025-02-18
- Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)Original· 2025-02-18
- Tim Kaine (D-VA)Original· 2025-02-18
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)· 2025-05-06
- Adam B. Schiff (D-CA)· 2025-06-25
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)· 2025-06-25
- Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)· 2025-07-08
- Edward J. Markey (D-MA)· 2025-12-02
- Angela D. Alsobrooks (D-MD)· 2026-03-02
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)· 2026-03-17
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)· 2026-04-21
- Andy Kim (D-NJ)· 2026-05-11
- Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)· 2026-05-13
Latest Action
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1011)
2025-02-18
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Previously
- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2025-02-18
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsReferred To · 2025-02-18
Plain-English Summary
The bill would require that federal employees and Social Security recipients receive the same cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) each year, rather than potentially different amounts. Currently, federal workers and retirees on Social Security may see their benefits increase at different rates based on separate formulas, so this change would standardize how their annual raises are calculated to keep pace with inflation.
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