Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2021
Summary
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2021 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, 2021. The bill 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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jun 15, 2021
Last action Sep 7, 2021
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Committee
2
Sep 7, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
lower
Jun 15, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
lower
Jun 15, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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