S 893 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2013

Introduced May 8, 2013 Originated Senate Sponsor Bernard Sanders I-VT

Fact sheet

Latest action · Nov 21, 2013 Became Public Law No: 113-52.

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.

  1. IntroducedMay 8, 2013
  2. Passed SenateOct 28, 2013
  3. Passed HouseNov 12, 2013
  4. To the PresidentNov 14, 2013
  5. Became lawNov 21, 2013

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 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase, as of December 1, 2013, 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.

Cosponsors 17

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 8, 2013 to Oct 28, 2013, with 13 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NVDean HellerOriginalMay 8, 2013
R-KSJerry MoranOriginalMay 8, 2013
R-ARJohn BoozmanOriginalMay 8, 2013
D-WVJohn D. Rockefeller IVOriginalMay 8, 2013
R-GAJohnny IsaksonOriginalMay 8, 2013
D-MTJon TesterOriginalMay 8, 2013
D-AKMark BegichOriginalMay 8, 2013
D-HIMazie K. HironoOriginalMay 8, 2013
R-NEMike JohannsOriginalMay 8, 2013
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalMay 8, 2013
D-CTRichard BlumenthalOriginalMay 8, 2013
R-NCRichard BurrOriginalMay 8, 2013
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalMay 8, 2013
D-MAEdward J. MarkeySep 30, 2013
R-AKLisa MurkowskiOct 28, 2013
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Actions 20

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 21, 2013Became Public Law No: 113-52.
  2. Nov 21, 2013Signed by President.
  3. Nov 14, 2013Presented to President.
  4. Nov 12, 2013Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6971-6972)
  5. Nov 12, 2013DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 893.
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Related bills 5

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 569Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2013Related billApr 25, 2013
HR 570American Heroes COLA ActRelated billMay 22, 2013
S 2258Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2014Related billSep 26, 2014
HR 4095Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2014Related billMar 7, 2014
HR 4096American Heroes COLA Act of 2014Related billMar 7, 2014

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 5

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Oct 29, 2013Referred in House
  3. Oct 28, 2013Engrossed in Senate
  4. Sep 4, 2013Reported to Senate
  5. May 8, 2013Introduced in Senate

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