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2023-05-11T15:43:11Z
2023-05-11T15:43:11Z
House
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2022-05-19
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[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 86 (Thursday, May 19, 2022)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. LURIA:H.R. 7846.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution[Page H5208]
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Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee
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  - Markup by
2022-07-19T15:37:22Z
  - Referred to
2022-05-19T13:00:30Z

- Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2021
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HR
2021-09-07
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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- Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2021
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2021-10-08
Became Public Law No: 117-45.
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- Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2022
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2022-07-13
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
  - Identical bill
CRS

- Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 302) to impose limits on excepting competitive service positions from the competitive service, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2988) to amend title 5, United States Code, to modify and enhance protections for Federal Government whistleblowers, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8326) to amend title 13, United States Code, to improve the operations of the Bureau of the Census, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
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HRES
2022-09-14
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
15:02:14
  - Related bill
House
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Became Public Law No: 117-191.
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Became Public Law No: 117-191.
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Signed by President.
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Signed by President.
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Presented to President.
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Presented to President.
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Senate
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Floor
- 2022-09-22
Senate
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S5031)
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- 2022-09-22
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S5031)
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Received in the Senate, read twice.
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15:18:18
Pursuant to section 11 of H. Res. 1339, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 1468, as amended; H.R. 5865; H.R. 5916, as amended; H.R. 7735, as amended; H.R. 7846; H.R. 7939, as amended; H.R. 8260, as amended; and S. 4205. (consideration: CR H7814-7822; text: CR H7819)
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15:18:18
Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 11 of H. Res. 1339, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 1468, as amended; H.R. 5865; H.R. 5916, as amended; H.R. 7735, as amended; H.R. 7846; H.R. 7939, as amended; H.R. 8260, as amended; and S. 4205.
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Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1339, proceedings on H.R. 7846 are considered vacated.
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16:11:31
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
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16:01:28
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7846.
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16:01:13
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7767-7768; text: CR H7767)
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16:00:38
Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
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Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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- 2022-05-19
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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H.R. 7846, Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2022
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58359
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 19, 2022
- Public Law
117-191
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
2022-05-19
Introduced in House
2022-05-27T18:25:14Z
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2022
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, 2022. 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.
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2022-09-14
Passed House
2022-10-07T15:30:35Z
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2022
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, 2022. 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.
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2022-09-22
Passed Senate
2022-10-07T18:01:59Z
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2022
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, 2022. 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.
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2022-10-10
Public Law
2022-10-13T14:11:01Z
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.

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2022
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Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2022
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Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2022
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Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2022
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Engrossed in House
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Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2022
Introduced in House
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To increase, effective as of December 1, 2022, 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 House
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- Enrolled Bill
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr7846enr/xml/BILLS-117hr7846enr.xml
- Received in Senate
2022-09-15T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr7846rds/xml/BILLS-117hr7846rds.xml
- Engrossed in House
2022-09-14T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr7846eh/xml/BILLS-117hr7846eh.xml
- Introduced in House
2022-05-19T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr7846ih/xml/BILLS-117hr7846ih.xml
- 2022-10-11T03:59:59Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-117publ191/uslm/PLAW-117publ191.xml
Public Law
2022-10-10
Became Public Law No: 117-191.
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