S. 1493 · 114th Congress
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015
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IsaksonSponsor20 cosponsors · 9 D, 10 R, 1 I
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Brown
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Boozman
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Blumenthal
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Cassidy
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Heller
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Hirono
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Moran
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Murray
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Manchin
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Rounds
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Sanders
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Sullivan
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Tester
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Tillis
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Menendez
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Vitter
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Hoeven
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Peters
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Coons
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Roberts14 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- Senate Introduced Jun 3, 2015
- Senate Passed Oct 22, 2015
What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate without amendment · Oct 22, 2015
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015
(Sec. 2) Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase, as of December 1, 2015, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, 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.
Directs the VA to publish the increased amounts in the Federal Register.
Authorizes the VA to adjust administratively, consistent with the increases made by this Act, the rates of disability compensation payable to persons who have not received compensation for a service-connected disability.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015
Latest action (Oct 26, 2015): Held at the desk.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 3, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced Jun 3, 2015
- Senate Passed Oct 22, 2015
No recorded floor vote found.