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S. 3032 114th Congress Senate

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2016

Official title: A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2016, in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of d… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2016, in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 8, 2016 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Veterans AffairsDisability assistanceInflation and pricesVeterans' pensions and compensation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 29, 2016
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-707.
Jun 8, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 8, 2016
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 29, 2016

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-707.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2016

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 2016, 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.

Each such increase shall 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.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 5588 Veterans' Compensation COLA Act of 2016
  • HR 675 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015
  • HR 4782 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2016
  • S 1493 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 5 Republican 6 Independent 1
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jul 14, 2016
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 6, 2016
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jun 8, 2016
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jun 8, 2016
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Jun 8, 2016
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jun 8, 2016
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jun 8, 2016
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jun 8, 2016
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Jun 8, 2016
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 8, 2016
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Jun 8, 2016
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Jun 8, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3032: Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3032/
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"S. 3032: Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3032/.
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S. 3032, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3032/.
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