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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 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 September 12, 2012

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 1407 Related bill Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2011
  • HR 4114 Related bill Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2012
  • S 894 Related bill Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 3 Independent 1
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 29, 2012
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 29, 2012
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Mar 29, 2012
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 29, 2012
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Mar 29, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2259: Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2259/
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"S. 2259: Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2259/.
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