S. 4487 119th Congress Senate

Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026

Official title: A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2026, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency an… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2026, 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: May 11, 2026 Introduced by: Jerry Moran Republican · Kansas 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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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026

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, 2026. The act 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

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Veterans' Affairs Committee
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Cosponsors 15

Banks, Jim

Indiana · May 11, 2026

Blackburn, Marsha

Tennessee · May 11, 2026

Blumenthal, Richard

Connecticut · May 11, 2026

Boozman, John

Arkansas · May 11, 2026

Cramer, Kevin

North Dakota · May 11, 2026

Duckworth, Tammy

Illinois · May 11, 2026

Gallego, Ruben

Arizona · May 11, 2026

Hassan, Margaret Wood

New Hampshire · May 11, 2026

Hirono, Mazie K.

Hawaii · May 11, 2026

King, Angus S., Jr.

Maine · May 11, 2026

Murray, Patty

Washington · May 11, 2026

Sanders, Bernard

Vermont · May 11, 2026

Sheehy, Tim

Montana · May 11, 2026

Slotkin, Elissa

Michigan · May 11, 2026

Tillis, Thomas

North Carolina · May 11, 2026

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4487: Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4487/

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