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H.R. 4958 · 115th Congress

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018

Law · 115-258 · Oct 9, 2018
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MBR BostSponsor
5 cosponsors · 4 D, 1 R
EED Esty BPR Poliquin SPD Peters CLD Lamb ZLD Lofgren

1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. House Introduced Feb 7, 2018
  2. House Passed May 21, 2018
  3. Senate Passed Sep 25, 2018
  4. President To the President Sep 28, 2018
  5. President Signed Oct 9, 2018
  6. Law Oct 9, 2018

Each such increase shall 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.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Oct 9, 2018

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018

(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 2018, 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.

Each such increase shall 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

About this bill and sources

Official title: Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018

Latest action (Oct 9, 2018): Became Public Law No: 115-258.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 7, 2018

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced Feb 7, 2018
  2. House Passed May 21, 2018
  3. Senate Passed Sep 25, 2018
  4. President To the President Sep 28, 2018
  5. President Signed Oct 9, 2018
  6. Law Oct 9, 2018

No recorded floor vote found.