Veterans' COLA Act of 2023
Latest action · Jun 14, 2023 Became Public Law No: 118-6.
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.
- IntroducedMar 14, 2023
- Passed SenateMar 30, 2023
- Passed HouseMay 22, 2023
- To the PresidentJun 7, 2023
- Became lawJun 14, 2023Public Law 118-6
Summary
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2023 or the Veterans' COLA Act of 2023
This act requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase the amounts payable for wartime disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. Specifically, the VA must increase the amounts by the same percentage as the cost-of-living increase in benefits for Social Security recipients that is effective on December 1, 2023. The bill requires the VA to publish the amounts payable, as increased, in the Federal Register.
The VA is authorized to make a similar adjustment to the rates of disability compensation payable to persons who have not received compensation for service-connected disability or death.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 14, 2023 to Apr 20, 2023; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Mar 14, 2023 |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Original | Mar 14, 2023 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Mar 14, 2023 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Mar 14, 2023 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Mar 14, 2023 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Mar 14, 2023 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Mar 14, 2023 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Mar 14, 2023 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Mar 14, 2023 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | Mar 14, 2023 |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Mar 29, 2023 | |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Apr 20, 2023 |
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 Mar 14, 2023Discharged Mar 30, 2023 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 14, 2023Signed by President.
- Jun 14, 2023Became Public Law No: 118-6.
- Jun 7, 2023Presented to President.
- May 22, 2023Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- May 22, 2023Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2479-2481)
- May 22, 2023DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 777.
- May 22, 2023Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2479)
- May 22, 2023Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 30, 2023Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 30, 2023Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1066-1067; text: CR S1066)
- Mar 30, 2023Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Mar 30, 2023Received in the House.
- Mar 30, 2023Held at the desk.
- Mar 14, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Mar 14, 2023Read twice and referred to the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2479–H2481, H2487Text printed H2479 | Chris Pappas D-NH, Mark Takano D-CA, Mike Bost R-IL, Morgan Luttrell R-TX, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | May 22, 2023 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1066Text printed S1066 | Jerry Moran R-KS, Jon Tester D-MT | Mar 30, 2023 |
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.
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97-1011 | Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables | Report | May 6, 2026 |
| R45104 | Guide to Committee Activity Reports: Purpose, Rules, and Contents | Report | Jun 2, 2025 |
| RS20722 | The First Day of a New Congress: A Guide to Proceedings on the Senate Floor | Report | Dec 19, 2024 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1529 | Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2023 | Related bill | Apr 28, 2023 |
| S 2392 | Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025 | Cross-Congress related bill | Nov 25, 2025 |
| S 4047 | Veterans' COLA Act of 2024 | Related bill | Mar 21, 2024 |
Titles 11
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2023, 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 House
- Veterans' COLA Act of 2023
- Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2023
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2023
- Veterans' COLA Act of 2023
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Veterans' COLA Act of 2023
- Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2023
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2023
- Veterans' COLA Act of 2023
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2023
- Veterans' COLA Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Mar 30, 2023Engrossed in Senate
- Mar 14, 2023Introduced 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.
