118th Congress · HOUSE BILLINCORPORATED

H.R. 1529Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2023

To increase, effective as of December 1, 2023, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes.

Armed forces and national security
Introduced Mar 10, 2023
Last action Apr 28, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Mar 10, 2023
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Referred
Mar 28, 2023
Veterans' Affairs
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Committee
Apr 28, 2023
Reported out
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

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, 2023. 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 no...

Provisions · 3 sectionsReported to House
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Timeline · 8 actions
Apr 28, 2023
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged.
Apr 28, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 28, 2023
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Apr 19, 2023
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 29, 2023
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 28, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Mar 10, 2023
Introduced in House
Mar 10, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.