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S 3068 109th Congress Senate 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: May 25, 2006 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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May 25, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 25, 2006
Introduced in Senate
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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 May 25, 2006

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5444 Related bill Veterans' Disability Compensation Automatic COLA Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3068: Veterans' Disability Compensation Automatic COLA Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-3068/
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"S. 3068: Veterans' Disability Compensation Automatic COLA Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-3068/.
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S. 3068, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-3068/.
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