Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026
Latest action · Nov 11, 2026 Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S5572)
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.
- IntroducedApr 28, 2026
- Passed HouseNov 9, 2026
- Passed SenateNov 11, 2026
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026
This bill 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, 2026. The act 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 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 28, 2026 to Nov 9, 2026; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Original | Apr 28, 2026 |
| D-NY | Josh Riley | Jul 14, 2026 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Jul 21, 2026 | |
| R-TX | August Pfluger | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Laura Gillen | Nov 9, 2026 |
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 Apr 28, 2026 |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Jun 23, 2026Hearings Jun 26, 2026Markup Jun 30, 2026Reported Jun 30, 2026 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 11, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S5572)
- Nov 10, 2026Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Nov 9, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6105-6106)
- Nov 9, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6105-6107)
- Nov 9, 2026Mr. Hamadeh (AZ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Nov 9, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8552.
- Nov 9, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 30, 2026Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jun 30, 2026Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Jun 25, 2026Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Jun 22, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Apr 28, 2026Introduced in House
- Apr 28, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 H6105–H6107Text printed H6105 | Abraham J. Hamadeh R-AZ, Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. D-NJ, Morgan Luttrell R-TX, Morgan McGarvey D-KY | Nov 9, 2026 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 74, April 28, 2026, page H3133.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2138 | Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025 | Related bill | Mar 26, 2025 |
| S 2392 | Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025 | Related bill | Nov 25, 2025 |
| S 4487 | Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026 | Identical bill | May 11, 2026 |
| HR 6027 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an annual increase 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. | Related bill | Nov 17, 2025 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To increase, effective as of December 1, 2026, 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 Title(s) as Introduced
- Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To increase, effective as of December 1, 2026, 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.
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 10, 2026Received in Senate
- Nov 9, 2026Engrossed in House
- Apr 28, 2026Introduced 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.
