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H.R. 570 113th Congress House

American Heroes COLA Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made automatically by law each year in the rates of disability co… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made automatically by law each year in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 4, 2013 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Disability assistanceInflation and pricesVeterans' pensions and compensation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 2013
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 21, 2013
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
May 21, 2013
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 21, 2013
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2815)
May 21, 2013
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2815)
May 21, 2013
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 570.
May 21, 2013
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2815-2817)
May 21, 2013
Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 17, 2013
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 37.
May 17, 2013
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 113-62.
May 8, 2013
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
May 8, 2013
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 25, 2013
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Apr 25, 2013
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 16, 2013
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 22, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Feb 6, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 6, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 22, 2013

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Heroes 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 (VA) 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, but only if such percentage increase is calculated using the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers.

Increases the rate of VA special monthly pay for severely injured veterans. Provides a temporary rate for such pay during the period beginning December 1, 2014, and ending September 30, 2018.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 569 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2013
  • HR 4095 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2014
  • S 893 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2013
  • S 2258 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2014
  • HR 4096 American Heroes COLA Act of 2014
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 9 Republican 4
Barletta, Lou
· May 7, 2013
Loebsack, David
· May 7, 2013
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 23, 2013
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Apr 16, 2013
Roby, Martha
· Apr 16, 2013
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Apr 16, 2013
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Apr 15, 2013
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Mar 20, 2013
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 20, 2013
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Mar 15, 2013
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Mar 13, 2013
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Mar 12, 2013
Lance, Leonard
· Mar 12, 2013
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 12, 2013
Ross, Dennis
· Mar 12, 2013
Bridenstine, Jim
· Mar 6, 2013
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Mar 4, 2013
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 4, 2013
Walz, Timothy
· Feb 28, 2013
Schwartz, Allyson
· Feb 26, 2013
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Feb 26, 2013
O'Rourke, Beto
· Feb 25, 2013
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· Feb 13, 2013
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Feb 6, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 570: American Heroes COLA Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-570/
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H.R. 570, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-570/.
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