H.R. 570 · 113th Congress
American Heroes COLA Act
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RunyanSponsor39 cosponsors · 23 D, 16 R
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LoBiondo
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Johnson
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O’Rourke
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Schwartz
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Takano
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Walz
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Bordallo
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Enyart
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Grijalva
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McGovern
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Negrete McLeod
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Westmoreland
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Griffin
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Rahall
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Bridenstine
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Amodei
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Lance
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Pocan
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Ross
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Cole
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Cartwright
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McNerney
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Nugent
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Stivers
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Cramer
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Barber
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Kirkpatrick
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Pingree
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Peters
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Davis
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Courtney
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Bilirakis
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Gallego
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Roby
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Ruiz
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Lofgren
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Barletta
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Loebsack1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- House Introduced Feb 6, 2013
- House Passed May 21, 2013
American Heroes COLA Act - Requires that, whenever there is an increase in benefit amounts payable under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall increase by the same percentage the amounts payable as veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for…
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House amended · May 21, 2013
American Heroes COLA Act - Requires that, whenever there is an increase in benefit amounts payable under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall increase by the same percentage the amounts payable as 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, but only if such percentage increase is calculated using the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers.
Increases the rate of VA special monthly pay for severely injured veterans. Provides a temporary rate for such pay during the period beginning December 1, 2014, and ending September 30, 2018.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: American Heroes COLA Act
Latest action (May 22, 2013): 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: Feb 6, 2013
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced Feb 6, 2013
- House Passed May 21, 2013
No recorded floor vote found.