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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 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 7, 2019
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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 February 7, 2019

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

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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Feb 11, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 408: Veterans' Disability Compensation Automatic COLA Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-408/
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"S. 408: Veterans' Disability Compensation Automatic COLA Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-408/.
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S. 408, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-408/.
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