S624-119

In Committee

Equal COLA Act

119th Congress Introduced Feb 18, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a compliance mandate provision: 2. Increase in COLA for FERS annuities Section 8462(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: Except as provided in subsection (c), effective December 1. It relies on compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Immigration.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Expands a compliance mandate provision: 2. Increase in COLA for FERS annuities Section 8462(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: Except as provided in subsection (c), effective December 1...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a compliance mandate provision: 2. Increase in COLA for FERS annuities Section 8462(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: Except as provided in subsection (c), effective December 1.

Key Policy Areas

Immigration

Primary Purpose

The bill expands a compliance mandate provision: 2. Increase in COLA for FERS annuities Section 8462(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: Except as provided in subsection (c), effective December 1.

Policy Domains

Immigration

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 18, 2025

Mr. Padilla (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. …

Feb 18, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security …

Feb 18, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Immigration
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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