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US HB3120
Bill
Status
4/30/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jimmy Panetta
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AI Summary
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Requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to submit a report to Congress within one year on cost of living adjustment (COLA) calculations for military members and DoD civilians stationed in California's 19th Congressional District
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Report must explain data collection methods and factors used to determine COLA, and assess whether military commissaries and exchanges should be included in calculations
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Report must evaluate whether locations in the 19th Congressional District should be designated as high-cost areas and whether the Monterey, California commissary provides substantial financial support affecting COLA determinations
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Report must compare COLA factors applied to Monterey, California versus Santa Clara, California
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Expresses Congress's sense that current COLA calculation methods may be inaccurate, noting the 19th Congressional District's cost of living may exceed the 107 percent index threshold used to determine COLA rates
Legislative Description
To improve the review and effectiveness of the cost of living adjustments to pay and benefits for members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense whose permanent duty station is located in the 19th Congressional District of California, and for other purposes.
Armed forces and national security
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
4/30/2025