S 2072
116th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Veterans Affairs
Disability assistance
Inflation and prices
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2019
Introduced: July 10, 2019
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 10, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 10, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 2019, 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.
The percentage increase in benefits shall be the same as the cost-of-living increase for Social Security recipients.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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