The bill wants to make sure that people who worked for the government and are now retired get the same extra money each year to help pay for things that get more expensive. It wants to make this process clearer and more fair for everyone.

H.R. 1522 is about making sure that people who worked temporary jobs for the government or the post office after 1988 can count that time toward their retirement benefits, just like they would if they had full-time jobs. It also says someone has to make rules and tell these workers about this new way to count their work time.

S. 624, called the “Equal COLA Act,” is a rule that wants to make sure that the money given to retired federal workers to help with living costs is fair and the same for everyone, no matter which retirement plan they are in. It means when prices go up each year, everyone’s retirement checks will increase the same way.