{"id":18571,"date":"2018-11-20T18:37:19","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T18:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/11\/20\/new-legislation-would-improve-retiree-cost-of-living-adjustments\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:40:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:40:40","slug":"new-legislation-would-improve-retiree-cost-of-living-adjustments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/pay-benefits\/2018\/11\/20\/new-legislation-would-improve-retiree-cost-of-living-adjustments\/","title":{"rendered":"New legislation would improve retiree cost-of-living adjustments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Retired federal employees under the Federal Employees Retirement System currently can end up receiving a lower cost-of-living adjustment than retirees under the older Civil Service Retirement System, due to the legislation that created the FERS in 1986.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., <a href=\"https:\/\/connolly.house.gov\/uploadedfiles\/equal_cola_act.pdf\" target=_blank>introduced legislation<\/a> Nov. 20 that would amend Title 5 of U.S. Code to ensure that COLAs for all retirees are equal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOver time, we now realize that this two-tiered system fails to protect FERS retirees who are living on a fixed income,\u201d Connolly said in a news release. \u201cThis legislation will rectify this unfair system and ensure these dedicated public servants are protected throughout their retirement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">COLAs are provided to federal employees and retirees that live in areas with higher costs-of-living than the national average, in order to make up the difference between an employee that lives in a relatively cost-effective part of the country and another employee that works on the same pay scale but has to live in an expensive part of the country to do their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The COLA for retirees under the existing FERS system is capped at 2 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNARFE thanks Congressman Connolly for leading the effort to provide FERS retirees a full COLA each year based on the actual measured change in consumer prices. 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