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Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2024

Public Law 118-130 · H.R. 7777 · 118th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Joe Biden (D) on Nov 25, 2024 · Armed Forces and National Security

Sponsor: Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-TX-8)

Cosponsors (1): Rep. Chris Pappas

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

This act 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, 2024. 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.

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

  • Veterans' Affairs Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee
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Related bills

3 bills the Library of Congress relates to this one.

  • H.R. 1529Related bill

    Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2023

  • S. 777 · became Public Law 118-6Related bill

    Veterans' COLA Act of 2023

  • S. 4047Related bill

    Veterans' COLA Act of 2024

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Related bills are identified by the Congressional Research Service, the House and the Senate: companion and identical bills, bills with similar text, bills that were folded into this law, and rules that brought it to the floor. A bill that is itself a public law in this site’s data links here; the others link to Congress.gov.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 22 actions.

  1. Nov 25, 2024Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 118-130.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Nov 15, 2024FloorFloor · Presented to President.
  4. Sep 26, 2024FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Sep 25, 2024FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  6. Sep 18, 2024CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate, read twice.
  7. Sep 17, 2024FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  8. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
  9. FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7777.
  10. FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
  11. FloorFloor · Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  12. Jul 18, 2024CalendarCalendar · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 491.
  13. CommitteeCommittee · Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 118-591.
  14. May 1, 2024CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  15. CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  16. Apr 16, 2024CommitteeCommittee · Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
  17. CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  18. Apr 10, 2024CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee Hearings Held
  19. CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee
  20. Apr 9, 2024CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  21. Mar 21, 2024CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  22. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments

No amendments to this bill are on record.

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Official record

The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.