Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2022 became law 144 days after introduction, with cosponsors split almost evenly between the parties
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 118 words.
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.
- Committees
- House Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security: 268 of 6,567 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.1%)
- Sponsor
- 6 of 42 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 5, from enrolled bill to public law · 637 words
- Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Veterans AffairsDisability assistanceInflation and pricesVeterans' pensions and compensation
- Latest action
- Oct 10, 2022: Became Public Law No: 117-191.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 6 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 117th S. 4223 Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2022 D · Introduced
Related, per CRS or House · 5
- 119th S. 2392 Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025 R · Law
- 119th S. 4487 Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026 R · Introduced
- 117th H.R. 3909 Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2021 D · Introduced
- 117th H.Res. 1339 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 302) to impose limits on excepting competitive service positions from the competitive service, D · Agreed to
- 117th S. 189 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2021 R · Law