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Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2012

3/14/2024, 12:36 PM

Congressional Summary of S 2259

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase, as of December 1, 2012, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children.

Requires each such increase to be the same percentage as the increase in benefits provided under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, on the same effective date.

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Current Status of Bill S 2259

Bill S 2259 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since March 29, 2012. Bill S 2259 was introduced during Congress 112 and was introduced to the Senate on March 29, 2012.  Bill S 2259's most recent activity was Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. as of September 12, 2012

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 2259

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
14
Democrat Cosponsors
7
Republican Cosponsors
6
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
1

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 2259

Primary Policy Focus

Armed Forces and National Security

Potential Impact Areas

- Disability assistance
- Inflation and prices
- Veterans' pensions and compensation

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 2259

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2012
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2012
A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2012, in 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.

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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 2259

Jon Tester
Jon Tester
MontanaDemocrat
Jim Webb
Jim Webb
VirginiaDemocrat
Roger F. Wicker
Roger F. Wicker
MississippiRepublican
Bernard Sanders
Bernard Sanders
VermontIndependent
John D. Rockefeller IV
John D. Rockefeller IV
West VirginiaDemocrat
Patty Murray
Patty Murray
WashingtonDemocrat

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