Congress 107 - HR 4085 - Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2002

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Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Armed Forces and National Security Clothing industry Cost of living adjustments Department of Veterans Affairs Disabled Economics and Public Finance Families Federally-guaranteed loans Fees Finance and Financial Sector Government life insurance Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Housing and Community Development Indexing (Economic policy) Labor and Employment Mortgage loans Remarriage Social Welfare Survivors' benefits Variable rate mortgage loans Veterans' benefits Veterans' disability compensation Veterans' loans Veterans' pensions Women Women veterans

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Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 2002, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled adult children, 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.

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Oct 23, 2002

Became Public Law No: 107-247.
Oct 23, 2002

Signed by President.
Oct 11, 2002

Presented to President.
Oct 7, 2002

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 7, 2002

On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7122)
Oct 7, 2002

Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7122)
Oct 7, 2002

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments to H.R. 4085.
Oct 7, 2002

Mr. Smith (NJ) moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments. (consideration: CR H7122-7124)
Sep 30, 2002

Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 26, 2002

Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 26, 2002

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 26, 2002

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9550)
Sep 26, 2002

Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
May 22, 2002

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 21, 2002

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
May 21, 2002

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 21, 2002

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 0 (Roll no. 185). (text: CR 5/20/2002 H2624-2625)
May 21, 2002

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 0 (Roll no. 185).(text: CR 5/20/2002 H2624-2625)
May 21, 2002

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2779-2780)
May 20, 2002

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.
May 20, 2002

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4085.
May 20, 2002

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2624-2628)
May 20, 2002

Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 16, 2002

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 283.
May 16, 2002

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 107-472.
May 9, 2002

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 9, 2002

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 2, 2002

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 2, 2002

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 1, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Apr 9, 2002

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 9, 2002

Introduced in House

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