Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2003
Latest action · Dec 3, 2003 Became Public Law No: 108-147.
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 9, 2003
- Passed HouseMay 22, 2003
- Passed SenateNov 21, 2003
- To the PresidentNov 26, 2003
- Became lawDec 3, 2003Public Law 108-147
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 2003, 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.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 209 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed426–0 | May 22, 2003 |
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 9, 2003 to May 19, 2003; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Original | Apr 9, 2003 |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | Original | Apr 9, 2003 |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Original | Apr 9, 2003 |
| D-PR | Anibal Acevedo-Vila | May 13, 2003 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | May 13, 2003 | |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | May 14, 2003 | |
| R-CA | Jerry Lewis | May 19, 2003 | |
| R-VA | Jo Ann Davis | May 19, 2003 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 9, 2003Markup May 15, 2003Reported May 19, 2003 |
| Benefits Subcommittee | Referred Apr 24, 2003Markup May 7, 2003Reported May 7, 2003 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred May 22, 2003Discharged Nov 22, 2003 |
Actions 25
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 3, 2003Signed by President.
- Dec 3, 2003Became Public Law No: 108-147.
- Nov 26, 2003Presented to President.
- Nov 25, 2003Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 21, 2003Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S15481)
- Nov 21, 2003Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S15481)
- Nov 21, 2003Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- May 22, 2003Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4556-4557)
- May 22, 2003Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 426 - 0 (Roll no. 209). (text: CR 5/20/2003 H4273-4274)
- May 22, 2003Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 22, 2003Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- May 20, 2003Mr. Boozman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- May 20, 2003Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4273-4275)
- May 20, 2003DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1683.
- May 20, 2003At 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 19, 2003Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 108-108.
- May 19, 2003Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 55.
- May 15, 2003Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 15, 2003Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- May 7, 2003Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 7, 2003Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Unanimous Consent.
- Apr 24, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
- Apr 10, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E723)
- Apr 9, 2003Introduced in House
- Apr 9, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 5
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 S15481 | William H. Frist R-TN | Nov 21, 2003 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1082 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | May 23, 2003 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4542Recorded votes H4556enact | — | May 22, 2003 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4273–H4275Text printed H4273 | John Boozman R-AR, Lane Evans D-IL, Michael H. Michaud D-ME, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | May 20, 2003 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E723 | Christopher H. Smith R-NJ | Apr 10, 2003 |
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 6
- Nov 26, 2003H.R. 1683, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2003<p>Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on November 21, 2003</p>
- Nov 26, 2003H.R. 1683, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2003Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on November 21, 2003
- May 16, 2003H.R. 1683, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2003<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 15, 2003</p>
- May 16, 2003H.R. 1683, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2003Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 15, 2003
- Apr 25, 2003H.R. 1683, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2003<p>Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on April 9, 2003</p>
- Apr 25, 2003H.R. 1683, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2003Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on April 9, 2003
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R40233 | House Ad Hoc Select Committees with Legislative Authority: An Analysis Archived | Report | Apr 13, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1131 | Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2003 | Identical bill | Oct 14, 2003 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To increase, effective as of December 1, 2003, the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2003
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2003
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2003
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- May 22, 2003Referred in Senate
- May 22, 2003Engrossed in House
- May 19, 2003Reported in House
- Apr 9, 2003Introduced in House
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.