US SB1836 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on September 19 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-09-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 19 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-09-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
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.
Title
Veterans' Disability Compensation Automatic COLA Act
Sponsors
| Sen. John Thune [R-SD] | Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-19 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1836/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1836/BILLS-115s1836is.pdf |
