Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2024 became law 249 days after introduction, with one cosponsor, a Democrat
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 118 words.
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2024 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, 2024. 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
- 1 of 41 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 6, from enrolled bill to public law · 641 words
- Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Veterans AffairsDisability assistanceInflation and pricesVeterans' pensions and compensation
- Latest action
- Nov 25, 2024: Became Public Law No: 118-130.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 5 in all.
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
- 118th H.R. 1529 Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2023 R · Reported
- 118th S. 4047 Veterans' COLA Act of 2024 D · Introduced
- 118th S. 777 Veterans' COLA Act of 2023 D · Law