2851 -- Veterans' Disability Compensation Automatic COLA Act | Poliscope

Veterans' Disability Compensation Automatic COLA Act

2851

114th Congress

Armed Forces and National Security

In Committee

Legislative Progress

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Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

April 26, 2016

Latest Action

April 26, 2016

Primary Sponsor

John ThuneRepublican(SD)

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Summary

Veterans' Disability Compensation Automatic COLA Act This bill provides that whenever there is an increase in benefit amounts payable under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs shall increase by the same percentage the amounts payable as veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled adult children, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children.