Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2022
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, 2022. 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.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-10 | President | Became Public Law No: 117-191. | Library of Congress |
| 2022-10-10 | President | Signed by President. | Library of Congress |
| 2022-10-04 | Floor | Presented to President. | House floor actions |
| 2022-09-27 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2022-09-22 | Floor | Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S5031) | Senate |
| 2022-09-15 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate, read twice. | Senate |
| 2022-09-14 | Floor | Pursuant to section 11 of H. Res. 1339, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 1468, as amended; H.R. 5865; H.R. 5916, as amended; H.R. 7735, as amended; H.R. 7846; H.R. 7939, as amended; H.R. 8260, as amended; and S. 4205. (consideration: CR H7814-7822; text: CR H7819) | House floor actions |
| 2022-09-14 | Floor | Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1339, proceedings on H.R. 7846 are considered vacated. | House floor actions |
| 2022-09-13 | Floor | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2022-09-13 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7846. | House floor actions |
| 2022-09-13 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7767-7768; text: CR H7767) | House floor actions |
| 2022-09-13 | Floor | Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | House floor actions |
| 2022-07-19 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2022-07-19 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2022-07-18 | Committee | Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged. | House committee actions |
| 2022-06-07 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. | House committee actions |
| 2022-05-19 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House floor actions |
| 2022-05-19 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |