[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6027 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6027

    To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an annual 
    increase 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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 12, 2025

  Mr. Gottheimer (for himself and Mr. Bacon) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an annual 
    increase 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ANNUAL INCREASE IN RATES OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
              DISABILITY COMPENSATION AND DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY 
              COMPENSATION.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 120. Annual increase in disability compensation and dependency 
              and indemnity compensation
    ``(a) Rate Adjustment.--Effective on December 1 of each year, the 
Secretary shall increase, in accordance with subsection (c), the dollar 
amounts in effect on November 30 of that year, for the payment of 
disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation under 
the provisions specified in subsection (b).
    ``(b) Amounts To Be Increased.--The dollar amounts to be increased 
pursuant to subsection (a) are the following:
            ``(1) Wartime disability compensation.--Each of the dollar 
        amounts under section 1114 of this title.
            ``(2) Additional compensation for dependents.--Each of the 
        dollar amounts under section 1115(1) of this title.
            ``(3) Clothing allowance.--The dollar amount under section 
        1162 of this title.
            ``(4) Dependency and indemnity compensation to surviving 
        spouse.--Each of the dollar amounts under subsections (a) 
        through (d) of section 1311 of this title.
            ``(5) Dependency and indemnity compensation to children.--
        Each of the dollar amounts under sections 1313(a) and 1314 of 
        this title.
    ``(c) Determination of Increase.--Each dollar amount described in 
subsection (b) shall be increased by the same percentage as the 
percentage by which benefit amounts payable under title II of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) are increased effective 
December 1 of such year as a result of a determination under section 
215(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)).
    ``(d) Special Rule.--The Secretary may adjust administratively, 
consistent with the increases made under subsection (a), the rates of 
disability compensation payable to persons under section 10 of Public 
Law 85-857 (72 Stat. 1263) who have not received compensation under 
chapter 11 of this title.
    ``(e) Publication of Adjusted Rates.--Each fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register the amounts specified 
in subsection (b), as increased under subsection (a), not later than 
the date on which the matters specified in section 215(i)(2)(D) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(2)(D)) are required to be 
published by reason of a determination made under section 215(i) of 
such Act during that fiscal year.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
119 the following new item:

``120. Annual increase in disability compensation and dependency and 
                            indemnity compensation.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--Section 120 of title 38, United States Code, 
as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the date that is 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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