Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018 became law 244 days after introduction, with cosponsors from both parties
IntroducedFeb 7, 2018
ReportedMay 8, 2018
Passed one chamberMay 21, 2018
Passed bothSep 25, 2018
LawOct 9, 2018
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 84 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security: 268 of 6,567 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.1%)
- Sponsor
- 7 of 119 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 6, from enrolled bill to public law · 633 words
- Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Veterans AffairsDisability assistanceInflation and pricesVeterans' pensions and compensation
- Latest action
- Oct 9, 2018: Became Public Law No: 115-258.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 3
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 3 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 3
- 115th H.R. 1329 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017 R · Law
- 115th S. 3089 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018 R · Introduced
- 115th S. 784 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017 R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]