H.R. 2138 House Armed Forces and National Security
Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025
STAGE 2 OF 8 — COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION
Currently in the House. Last action: subcommittee hearings held on Mar 26, 2025.
- House Introduced in House Mar 14, 2025
- House Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Mar 14, 2025
- House Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Mar 26, 2025
- House Subcommittee Hearings Held Mar 26, 2025
Cosponsors
12
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Veterans AffairsDisability assistanceInflation and pricesVeterans' pensions and compensation
Committees
- Veterans' Affairs Committee
- [Referred To, Mar 14, 2025]
Summary
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025This 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, 2025. 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.
[Summary as of: Introduced in House]
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