HR 7846 United States House · 117th Congress

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2022

Summary

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2022 This act 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, 2022. The act 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.

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2022

Committee Review

Jul 2022

House Passage

Sep 2022

Senate Passage

Sep 2022

Signed into Law

Oct 2022

Introduced May 19, 2022 Signed Oct 10, 2022

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Committee

Oct 10, 2022

Signed into law

Signed by President.

executive

Sep 22, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S5031)

upper

Sep 22, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S5031)

upper

Sep 14, 2022

Lower · Passed

Pursuant to section 11 of H. Res. 1339, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 1468, as amended; H.R. 5865; H.R. 5916, as amended; H.R. 7735, as amended; H.R. 7846; H.R. 7939, as amended; H.R. 8260, as amended; and S. 4205. (consideration: CR H7814-7822; text: CR H7819)

lower

Sep 14, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 11 of H. Res. 1339, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 1468, as amended; H.R. 5865; H.R. 5916, as amended; H.R. 7735, as amended; H.R. 7846; H.R. 7939, as amended; H.R. 8260, as amended; and S. 4205.

lower

Jul 19, 2022

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

Jul 18, 2022

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged.

lower

Jun 7, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

lower

May 19, 2022

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

lower

May 19, 2022

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors