Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 2015, 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.
Requires each such increase to be the same percentage as the increase in benefits provided under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, on the same effective date.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-26 | Floor | Held at the desk. | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-26 | Floor | Received in the House. | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-26 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2015-10-22 | Floor | Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7476: text as passed Senate: CR S7476) | Senate |
| 2015-08-28 | Calendars | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 202. | Senate |
| 2015-08-28 | Committee | Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Isakson under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/05/2015 without amendment. With written report No. 114-122. | Senate |
| 2015-07-22 | Committee | Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. | Senate |
| 2015-06-03 | IntroReferral | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate |
| 2015-06-03 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |