S 408
116th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Disability assistance
Inflation and prices
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Veterans' Disability Compensation Automatic COLA Act of 2019
Introduced: February 7, 2019
Introduced by:
Thune, John
Republican
· South Dakota
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2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Veterans' Disability Compensation Automatic COLA Act of 2019
This bill provides that whenever there is a cost-of-living increase in benefits for Social Security recipients, the Department of Veterans Affairs shall increase by the same percentage the amounts payable for veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1