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S. 624

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 624, the Equal COLA Act, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 18, 2025 by Sen. Alex Padilla (D) with 20 co-sponsors. It was referred to Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs, and last saw action on Feb 18, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1011).

Record

Text

S. 624 has 20 co-sponsors.

sb624/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S624 IS: Equal COLA Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-02-18
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 624  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   February 18, 2025   Mr. Padilla  (for himself,  Mr. Van Hollen ,  Mr. Sanders ,  Mrs. Murray ,  Ms. Warren ,  Ms. Baldwin ,  Mr. King ,  Mr. Schatz ,  Mr. Blumenthal ,  Mr. Kaine , and  Mr. Fetterman ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs    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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Equal COLA Act  .
2.
Increase in COLA for FERS annuities
(a)
In general
Section 8462(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b)
(1)
Except as provided in subsection (c), effective December 1 of each year, each annuity payable from the Fund having a commencing date not later than such December 1 shall be increased by the percent change in the price index for the base quarter of such year over the price index for the base quarter of the preceding year in which an adjustment under this subsection was made, adjusted to the nearest  1/10  of 1 percent.
 .
(b)
Application
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to—
(1)
any cost-of-living adjustment under section 8462 of title 5, United States Code, made after the date of enactment of this Act; and
(2)
any annuity covered by section 8462 of title 5, United States Code, commencing before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-18
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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.

Sponsors

Sen. Alex Padilla (D) sponsors S. 624, and 20 members have co-sponsored it, 10 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 624 went before 1 committee: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Referred To · Feb 18, 2025 · 444 Bills

Actions

S. 624 has taken 2 actions since Feb 18, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 18, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1011)Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Feb 18, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 624 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 624, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 624 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Equal COLA Act — Display Title
  • Equal COLA Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

9 clients hired 8 firms and 42 registered lobbyists who named S. 624 in 41 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Government Issues, Budget/Appropriations, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Retirement, Postal, Agriculture, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Defense.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO—District of Columbia17—
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION AFL-CIO—District of Columbia16—
FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION—Virginia16—
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION—Virginia16—
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION—District of Columbia16—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS—District of Columbia13—
NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION—Virginia13—
PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATIONProfessional organization representing federal managers and supervisorsDistrict of Columbia12$20K
SENIOR EXECUTIVES ASSOCIATIONProfessional organization representing federal career Senior ExecutivesDistrict of Columbia12$20K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO17—
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION, AFL-CIO16—
FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION16—
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION16—
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION16—
SHAW, BRANSFORD & ROTH, P.C. (FORMERLY SHAW, BRANSFORD, VEILLEUX & ROTH, P.C.)24$40K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS13—
NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION13—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 42.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
DANIEL HOROWITZ117
ELLIOT FRIEDMAN117
FIONA KOHRMAN117
HERB SMITH117
KEITH ABOUCHAR117
LISA SWIRSKY117
SERGIO ESPINOSA117
ANTHONY LIVINGSTON116
GABRIEL PEDREIRA116
GRANT SCHOTT116
GREG STANFORD116
JENNIFER TYREE116
JOHN HATTON116
JUDY BEARD116
JUSTIN PERPICH116
KATHERINE SYBENGA116
KEVIN LIDDELL116
MARAM ABDELHAMID116
MATTHEW SOCKNAT116
MATTHEW SOWARDS116

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIOAMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2025 second_quarter$590K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIOAMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2025 first_quarter$540K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIOAMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2026 first_quarter$410K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIOAMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2026 second_quarter$390K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIOAMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2025 third_quarter$360.2K3rd Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIOAMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2025 third_quarter$360.2K3rd Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIOAMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2025 third_quarter$360.2K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 fourth_quarter$350K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 second_quarter$350K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 second_quarter$340K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 first_quarter$310K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 third_quarter$300K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 first_quarter$300K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION AFL-CIOAMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION, AFL-CIO2025 second_quarter$150K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS2026 second_quarter$140K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS2026 first_quarter$140K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS2025 fourth_quarter$140K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION AFL-CIOAMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION, AFL-CIO2025 third_quarter$140K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION AFL-CIOAMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION, AFL-CIO2026 first_quarter$130K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION AFL-CIOAMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION, AFL-CIO2025 fourth_quarter$130K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 624 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 624’s is Government Operations and Politics.

s624/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S. 624 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management to Inflation and prices.

s624/subjects.txt
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementInflation and prices

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com