S 2259
112th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Disability assistance
Inflation and prices
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2012
Introduced: March 29, 2012
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 12, 2012
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jun 27, 2012
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-668.
Mar 29, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 29, 2012
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase, as of December 1, 2012, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children.
Requires each such increase to be the same percentage as the increase in benefits provided under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, on the same effective date.
What's happening now
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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