Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2019
Latest action · Sep 26, 2019 Became Public Law No: 116-58.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2019
- Passed HouseMay 21, 2019
- Passed SenateSep 12, 2019
- To the PresidentSep 18, 2019
- Became lawSep 26, 2019Public Law 116-58
Summary
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2019
(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase, as of December 1, 2019, 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.
The percentage increase in benefits shall be the same as the cost-of-living increase for Social Security recipients.
The VA may administratively adjust the rates of disability compensation payable to persons receiving VA benefits who have not received compensation for a service-connected disability or death.
(Sec. 3) The bill requires the VA to publish the adjusted rates by a specified date.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2019 to May 15, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Apr 10, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Apr 10, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Apr 10, 2019 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | May 2, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | May 2, 2019 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | May 2, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | May 2, 2019 | |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | May 14, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | May 14, 2019 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | May 15, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | May 15, 2019 |
Committees 1
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 Feb 13, 2019Reported May 16, 2019 |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Mar 14, 2019Hearings May 1, 2019 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 26, 2019Signed by President.
- Sep 26, 2019Became Public Law No: 116-58.
- Sep 18, 2019Presented to President.
- Sep 12, 2019Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5482)
- Sep 12, 2019Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 22, 2019Received in the Senate, read twice.
- May 21, 2019Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- May 21, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4042-4043)
- May 21, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1200.
- May 21, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4042)
- May 21, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 16, 2019Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 116-68.
- May 16, 2019Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 44.
- May 1, 2019Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Mar 14, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Feb 13, 2019Introduced in House
- Feb 13, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5482 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Sep 12, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4042, H4043Text printed H4042 | David P. Roe R-TN, Elaine G. Luria D-VA, Mark Takano D-CA, Mike Bost R-IL | May 21, 2019 |
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 estimate
- May 16, 2019H.R. 1200, Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 8, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 28, February 13, 2019, page H1585.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-30 | COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS MEMBER DAY112 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Sep 10, 2019 |
| Serial No. 116-9 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 1199, H.R. 1200, H.R. 1126, H.R. 1628, H.R. 1826, A DRAFT BILL TO PERMIT THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO ESTABLISH A GRANT PROGRAM TO CONDUCT CEMETERY RESEARCH AND PRODUCE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR THE VETERANS LEGACY PROGRAM, AND A DRAFT UPDATE OF H.R. 29993 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | May 1, 2019 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44837 | Benefits for Service-Disabled Veterans | Report | Nov 26, 2025 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2072 | Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jul 10, 2019 |
| S 4579 | Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2020 | Related bill | Sep 15, 2020 |
| HR 6168 | Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2020 | Related bill | Oct 20, 2020 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To increase, effective as of December 1, 2019, 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 Passed Senate
- Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2019
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2019
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2019
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, 2019Received in Senate
- May 21, 2019Engrossed in House
- May 16, 2019Reported in House
- Feb 13, 2019Introduced 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.
