S 4487 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026

Introduced May 11, 2026 Originated Senate Sponsor Jerry Moran R-KS

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 11, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMay 11, 2026
  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 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 15

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 11, 2026.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
I-MEAngus S. King Jr.OriginalMay 11, 2026
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalMay 11, 2026
D-MIElissa SlotkinOriginalMay 11, 2026
R-INJim BanksOriginalMay 11, 2026
R-ARJohn BoozmanOriginalMay 11, 2026
R-NDKevin CramerOriginalMay 11, 2026
D-NHMargaret Wood HassanOriginalMay 11, 2026
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalMay 11, 2026
D-HIMazie K. HironoOriginalMay 11, 2026
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalMay 11, 2026
D-CTRichard BlumenthalOriginalMay 11, 2026
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalMay 11, 2026
D-ILTammy DuckworthOriginalMay 11, 2026
R-NCThom TillisOriginalMay 11, 2026
R-MTTim SheehyOriginalMay 11, 2026

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 11, 2026Introduced in Senate
  2. May 11, 2026Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Related bills 9

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 189Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2021Cross-Congress related billOct 8, 2021
HR 1529Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2023Cross-Congress related billApr 28, 2023
HR 2138Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025Related billMar 26, 2025
S 2392Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025Related billNov 25, 2025
HR 3909Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2021Cross-Congress related billSep 7, 2021
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Subjects

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

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  1. May 11, 2026Introduced in Senate

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