Proposed Provision: A7. Starting December 2026, reduce the annual COLA by 1 percentage point, but not to less than zero. In cases where the unreduced COLA is less than 1 percentage point, do not carry over the unused reduction into future years.
OASDI Trust Fund Ratio
(assets as a percentage of annual expenditures)
| Year |
Current Law |
Provision |
| 2025 | 169 | 169 |
| 2026 | 149 | 149 |
| 2027 | 131 | 132 |
| 2028 | 113 | 116 |
| 2029 | 95 | 100 |
| 2030 | 78 | 86 |
| 2031 | 60 | 71 |
| 2032 | 43 | 58 |
| 2033 | 26 | 45 |
| 2034 | 9 | 32 |
| 2035 | -9 | 20 |
| 2036 | -27 | 8 |
| 2037 | -45 | -4 |
| 2038 | -63 | -16 |
| 2039 | -83 | -28 |
| 2040 | -102 | -40 |
| 2041 | -122 | -52 |
| 2042 | -143 | -64 |
| 2043 | -164 | -76 |
| 2044 | -185 | -88 |
| 2045 | -206 | -100 |
| 2046 | -228 | -111 |
| 2047 | -250 | -123 |
| 2048 | -272 | -135 |
| 2049 | -295 | -147 |
| 2050 | -317 | -159 |
| 2051 | -340 | -171 |
| 2052 | -363 | -183 |
| 2053 | -386 | -195 |
| 2054 | -409 | -207 |
| 2055 | -433 | -220 |
| 2056 | -457 | -233 |
| 2057 | -481 | -246 |
| 2058 | -505 | -259 |
| 2059 | -530 | -273 |
| 2060 | -556 | -288 |
| 2061 | -582 | -303 |
| 2062 | -609 | -318 |
| 2063 | -636 | -334 |
| 2064 | -664 | -351 |
| 2065 | -692 | -368 |
| 2066 | -721 | -385 |
| 2067 | -750 | -402 |
| 2068 | -780 | -420 |
| 2069 | -810 | -438 |
| 2070 | -840 | -457 |
| 2071 | -871 | -476 |
| 2072 | -903 | -495 |
| 2073 | -935 | -515 |
| 2074 | -967 | -535 |
| 2075 | -1000 | -556 |
| 2076 | -1035 | -578 |
| 2077 | -1070 | -600 |
| 2078 | -1106 | -622 |
| 2079 | -1142 | -645 |
| 2080 | -1180 | -669 |
| 2081 | -1219 | -693 |
| 2082 | -1258 | -718 |
| 2083 | -1298 | -743 |
| 2084 | -1338 | -768 |
| 2085 | -1380 | -794 |
| 2086 | -1423 | -820 |
| 2087 | -1466 | -847 |
| 2088 | -1510 | -874 |
| 2089 | -1554 | -901 |
| 2090 | -1599 | -928 |
| 2091 | -1643 | -954 |
| 2092 | -1687 | -980 |
| 2093 | -1731 | -1006 |
| 2094 | -1774 | -1031 |
| 2095 | -1816 | -1056 |
| 2096 | -1858 | -1080 |
| 2097 | -1900 | -1104 |
| 2098 | -1941 | -1128 |
| 2099 | -1982 | -1152 |
| 2100 | -2022 | -1175 |
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