3.0.0 3032 2023-01-11T13:32:40Z 2023-01-11T13:32:40Z Senate S 2016-06-08 114 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2016-06-29T18:30:34Z Referred to 2016-06-08T17:21:37Z Veterans' Compensation COLA Act of 2016 114 5588 HR 2016-07-22 Became Public Law No: 114-197. Related bill CRS Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015 114 675 HR 2015-07-29 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2016 114 4782 HR 2016-09-12 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 574. Related bill CRS Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015 114 1493 S 2015-10-26 Held at the desk. 18:24:38 Related bill CRS 2016-06-29 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-707. Committee 2016-06-08 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2016-06-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2016-06-08 True M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS 2016-06-08 True B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2016-06-08 True H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2016-06-08 True C001075 Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] Bill Cassidy R LA 2016-06-08 True R000605 Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] Mike Rounds R SD 2016-06-08 True T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2016-06-08 True S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK 2016-06-08 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2016-06-08 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2016-06-08 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2016-06-08 True T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2016-06-08 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2016-06-08 True M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2016-06-08 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2016-06-21 False M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2016-06-21 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2016-07-06 False K000360 Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 2016-07-12 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2016-07-14 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Veterans Affairs Disability assistance Inflation and prices Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2016-06-08 Introduced in Senate 2016-08-22T14:59:52Z Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2016

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 2016, 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.

]]> Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2016 Display Title Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2016, in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2016 Introduced in Senate 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s3032is/xml/BILLS-114s3032is.xml 2016-06-29 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-707. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.