S 3032 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2016

Introduced Jun 8, 2016 Originated Senate Sponsor Johnny Isakson R-GA

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Latest action · Jun 29, 2016 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-707.

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. IntroducedJun 8, 2016
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2016

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 2016, 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.

Each such increase shall 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 19

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 8, 2016 to Jul 14, 2016; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalJun 8, 2016
R-LABill CassidyOriginalJun 8, 2016
R-AKDan SullivanOriginalJun 8, 2016
R-NVDean HellerOriginalJun 8, 2016
R-KSJerry MoranOriginalJun 8, 2016
D-WVJoe Manchin IIIOriginalJun 8, 2016
R-ARJohn BoozmanOriginalJun 8, 2016
D-MTJon TesterOriginalJun 8, 2016
D-HIMazie K. HironoOriginalJun 8, 2016
R-SDMike RoundsOriginalJun 8, 2016
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalJun 8, 2016
D-CTRichard BlumenthalOriginalJun 8, 2016
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalJun 8, 2016
R-NCThom TillisOriginalJun 8, 2016
R-AZJohn McCainJun 21, 2016
D-NJRobert MenendezJun 21, 2016
D-WITammy BaldwinJul 6, 2016
R-ILMark KirkJul 12, 2016
D-MIGary C. PetersJul 14, 2016

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Jun 8, 2016Hearings Jun 29, 2016

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 29, 2016Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-707.
  2. Jun 8, 2016Introduced in Senate
  3. Jun 8, 2016Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 114-707HEARING ON PENDING LEGISLATION214 pagesVeterans' Affairs CommitteeJun 29, 2016

Related bills 4

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 675Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015Related billJul 29, 2015
S 1493Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015Related billOct 26, 2015
HR 4782Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2016Related billSep 12, 2016
HR 5588Veterans' Compensation COLA Act of 2016Related billJul 22, 2016

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2016, in 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, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2016

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 8, 2016Introduced in Senate

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