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H.R. 3909 117th Congress House

Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2021

Official title: To increase, effective as of December 1, 2021, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indem… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To increase, effective as of December 1, 2021, 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 15, 2021 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
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Became law
Sep 7, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Jun 15, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 15, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 7, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase the amounts payable for wartime disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. Specifically, the VA must increase the amounts by the same percentage as the cost-of-living increase in benefits for Social Security recipients that is effective on December 1, 2021. The bill requires the VA to publish the amounts payable, as increased, in the Federal Register.

The VA is authorized to make a similar adjustment to the rates of disability compensation payable to persons who have not received compensation for service-connected disability or death.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 7846 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2022
  • S 4223 Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2022
  • S 189 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2021
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Nehls, Troy E.
Texas · Jun 15, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3909: Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3909/
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"H.R. 3909: Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3909/.
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H.R. 3909, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3909/.
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