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HR 5444 109th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Clothing Cost of living adjustments Disabled Families Labor and Employment Old age, survivors and disability insurance Social Welfare Survivors' benefits Veterans' benefits Veterans' disability compensation Veterans' pensions

Veterans' Disability Compensation Automatic COLA Act

Introduced: June 19, 2006 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 1, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
May 22, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 22, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans' Disability Compensation Automatic COLA Act - Requires that, whenever there is an increase in benefit amounts payable under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall increase by the same percentage the amounts payable as veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled adult children, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children.

What's happening now June 1, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2
GORDON, BART
· Sep 6, 2006
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 10, 2006
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jun 28, 2006
BIGGERT, JUDY
· Jun 20, 2006
EHLERS, VERNON
· Jun 19, 2006
REHBERG, DENNY
· Jun 12, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5444: Veterans' Disability Compensation Automatic COLA Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5444/
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