Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2002
Latest action · Jul 22, 2002 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 508.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 8, 2002
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 8, 2002Markup Jun 6, 2002Reported Jul 22, 2002 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2002Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with amendments. With written report No. 107-215.
- Jul 22, 2002Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 508.
- Jun 6, 2002Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- Apr 8, 2002Introduced in Senate
- Apr 8, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2369)
- Apr 8, 2002Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2369-2370)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2369Text printed S2369 | John D. Rockefeller IV D-WV (text) | Apr 8, 2002 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jun 13, 2002S. 2074, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2002<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on June 6, 2002</p>
- Jun 13, 2002S. 2074, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2002Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on June 6, 2002
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 107-786 | PENDING LEGISLATION86 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | May 2, 2002 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4085 | Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2002 | Related bill | Oct 23, 2002 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2002, 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.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2002
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2002
- Popular Titles
- Veterans' Benefits bill
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2002Reported to Senate
- Apr 8, 2002Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
