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S 777 118th 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' COLA Act of 2023

Introduced: March 29, 2023 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 14, 2023
Became Public Law No: 118-6.
Jun 14, 2023
Signed by President.
Jun 7, 2023
Presented to President.
May 22, 2023
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 22, 2023
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2479)
May 22, 2023
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2479)
May 22, 2023
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 777.
May 22, 2023
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2479-2481)
May 22, 2023
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Mar 30, 2023
Held at the desk.
Mar 30, 2023
Received in the House.
Mar 30, 2023
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 30, 2023
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1066-1067; text: CR S1066)
Mar 30, 2023
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1066-1067; text: CR S1066)
Mar 30, 2023
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 14, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 14, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2023 or the Veterans' COLA Act of 2023

This act 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, 2023. 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.

What's happening now June 14, 2023

Became Public Law No: 118-6.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 4047 Related bill Veterans' COLA Act of 2024
  • HR 1529 Related bill Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2023
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 4 Republican 6 Independent 1
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Apr 20, 2023
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Mar 29, 2023
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Mar 14, 2023
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 14, 2023
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Mar 14, 2023
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Mar 14, 2023
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Mar 14, 2023
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Mar 14, 2023
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 14, 2023
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Mar 14, 2023
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Mar 14, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 777: Veterans' COLA Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-777/
MLA
"S. 777: Veterans' COLA Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-777/.
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S. 777, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-777/.
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