Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1493
Sponsor: Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]
Introduced: 2015-06-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Veterans Affairs
Disability assistance
Inflation and prices
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-03
text: 
 
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015

 
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 2015, 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.
 
Requires each such increase to 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.

action_date: 2015-08-28
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015

 
(Sec. 2) Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase, as of December 1, 2015, 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.
 
 Requires each such increase to 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.
 
Directs the VA to publish the increased amounts in the Federal Register.
 
 Authorizes the VA to adjust administratively, consistent with the increases made by this Act, the rates of disability compensation payable to persons who have not received compensation for a service-connected disability. 

action_date: 2015-10-22
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)
 

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015

 
(Sec. 2) Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase, as of December 1, 2015, 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.
 
 Requires each such increase to 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.
 
Directs the VA to publish the increased amounts in the Federal Register.
 
 Authorizes the VA to adjust administratively, consistent with the increases made by this Act, the rates of disability compensation payable to persons who have not received compensation for a service-connected disability.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-10-26
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2015-10-26
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2015-10-26
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2015-10-22
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7476: text as passed Senate: CR S7476)
action_date: 2015-10-22
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7476: text as passed Senate: CR S7476)
action_date: 2015-08-28
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 202.
action_date: 2015-08-28
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Isakson under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/05/2015 without amendment. With written report No. 114-122.
action_date: 2015-08-28
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Isakson under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/05/2015 without amendment. With written report No. 114-122.
action_date: 2015-07-22
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2015-06-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2015-06-03
text: Introduced in Senate