H.R. 5826 · 110th Congress
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008
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7 cosponsors · 5 D, 2 R
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- House Introduced Apr 16, 2008
- House Passed May 21, 2008 417–0
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 2008, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled adult children, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and…
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House without amendment · May 21, 2008
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 2008, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled adult children, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children.
Requires each such increase to be the same percentage as the increase in benefits provided under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, on the same effective date.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
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About this bill and sources
Official title: Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008
Latest action (May 22, 2008): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 16, 2008
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- House Introduced Apr 16, 2008
- House Passed May 21, 2008 417–0
Final vote · House · May 21, 2008
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi