Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2005
Latest action · Nov 22, 2005 Became Public Law No: 109-111.
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.
- IntroducedJun 14, 2005
- Passed SenateNov 16, 2005
- Passed HouseNov 16, 2005
- To the PresidentNov 18, 2005
- Became lawNov 22, 2005Public Law 109-111
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on November 16, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2005 - Increases, as of December 1, 2005, 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.
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 Jun 14, 2005Hearings Jun 23, 2005Markup Jul 28, 2005Reported Sep 21, 2005 |
Actions 21
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 22, 2005Signed by President.
- Nov 22, 2005Became Public Law No: 109-111.
- Nov 18, 2005Presented to President.
- Nov 17, 2005Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 16, 2005Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S13041-13042)
- Nov 16, 2005Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Nov 16, 2005Received in the House.
- Nov 16, 2005Mr. Buyer asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
- Nov 16, 2005RESERVATION OF OBJECTION - Ms. Berkely reserved the right to object in order allow discussion of the measure. Subsequently, the reservation was removed.
- Nov 16, 2005Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H10357-10360)
- Nov 16, 2005Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H10359-10360)
- Nov 16, 2005Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 16, 2005Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 16, 2005Cleared for White House.
- Sep 21, 2005Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Craig without amendment. With written report No. 109-138.
- Sep 21, 2005Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 217.
- Jul 28, 2005Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jun 23, 2005Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-243.
- Jun 14, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Jun 14, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6484)
- Jun 14, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6484)
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House · Senate | Debate and remarks H10357–H10360, S13041, S13042Text printed H10359Amendments S13033, S13041 | Corrine Brown D-FL, Daniel K. Akaka D-HI, Jeff Miller R-FL, Johnny Isakson R-GA, Lane Evans D-IL, Larry E. Craig R-ID (amendment), Shelley Berkley D-NV, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD, Steve Buyer R-IN | Nov 16, 2005 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6484Text printed S6484 | Larry E. Craig R-ID (text) | Jun 14, 2005 |
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 4
- Nov 23, 2005S. 1234, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2005<p>Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on November 18, 2005</p>
- Nov 23, 2005S. 1234, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2005Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on November 18, 2005
- Aug 3, 2005S. 1234, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2005<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 28, 2005</p>
- Aug 3, 2005S. 1234, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2005Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 28, 2005
Printed hearings 2
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. 109-243 | PENDING BENEFITS-RELATED LEGISLATION64 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jun 23, 2005 |
| S. Hrg. 109-1089 | IDENTITY THEFT63 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Jun 16, 2005 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R40161 | The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act Archived | Report | Apr 27, 2009 |
| RL32961 | Veterans’ Health Care Issues in the 109th Congress Archived | Report | Oct 26, 2006 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 2584 | In the nature of a substitute. | Larry E. Craig R-ID | Amendment SA 2584 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1220 | Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2005 | Related bill | Jul 14, 2005 |
| S 2562 | Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2006 | Related bill | Oct 16, 2006 |
| HR 4843 | Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2006 | Related bill | Jun 28, 2006 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2005, 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 2005
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2005
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2005
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2005
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Nov 16, 2005Engrossed in Senate
- Sep 21, 2005Reported to Senate
- Jun 14, 2005Introduced 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.