S 189 United States Senate · 117th Congress

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.

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2021

Committee Review

Jun 2021

Senate Passage

Jul 2021

House Passage

Sep 2021

Signed into Law

Oct 2021

Introduced Feb 3, 2021 Signed Oct 8, 2021

Floor votes · House Sep 20, 2021

How they voted

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

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Committee

Oct 8, 2021

Signed into law

Signed by President.

executive

Sep 20, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 423 - 0 (Roll no. 262).(text: CR H4536)

lower

Jul 21, 2021

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5023; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S5023)

upper

Jul 21, 2021

Upper · Passed

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5023; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S5023)

upper

Jun 24, 2021

Upper · Passed

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.

upper

May 26, 2021

Upper · Passed

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.

upper

Apr 28, 2021

Upper · Passed

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

upper

Feb 3, 2021

Committee

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text: CR S319)

upper

Feb 3, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

upper

1 primary · 9 co-sponsors