Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026
Latest action · May 11, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedMay 11, 2026
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- 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 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 11, 2026.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | May 11, 2026 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | May 11, 2026 |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Original | May 11, 2026 |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Original | May 11, 2026 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | May 11, 2026 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | May 11, 2026 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | May 11, 2026 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | May 11, 2026 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | May 11, 2026 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | May 11, 2026 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | May 11, 2026 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | May 11, 2026 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | May 11, 2026 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | May 11, 2026 |
| R-MT | Tim Sheehy | Original | May 11, 2026 |
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 May 11, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 11, 2026Introduced in Senate
- 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.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 189 | Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2021 | Cross-Congress related bill | Oct 8, 2021 |
| HR 1529 | Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2023 | Cross-Congress related bill | Apr 28, 2023 |
| 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 |
| HR 3909 | Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2021 | Cross-Congress related bill | Sep 7, 2021 |
| S 4223 | Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2022 | Cross-Congress related bill | Jul 13, 2022 |
| HR 7777 | Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2024 | Cross-Congress related bill | Nov 25, 2024 |
| HR 7846 | Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2022 | Cross-Congress related bill | Oct 10, 2022 |
| HR 8552 | Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026 | Identical bill | Jun 30, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 11, 2026Introduced in Senate
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