S 3089
115th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018
Introduced: June 19, 2018
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 19, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 19, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 2018, 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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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