119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · May 11, 2026
Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026
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Latest action (May 11, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (May 11, 2026)
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.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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Administrative law and regulatory procedures · Department of Veterans Affairs · Disability assistance · Inflation and prices · Veterans' pensions and compensation
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