S 2392
· 119th Congress
· Armed Forces and National Security
Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025
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Latest action
Became Public Law No: 119-42.
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Nov 25, 2025
sent
Presented to President.
Nov 25, 2025
signed
Signed by President.
Nov 25, 2025
signed
Became Public Law No: 119-42.
Nov 17, 2025
floor
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. (consideration: CR H4676-4678)
Nov 17, 2025
floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4676-4678)
Nov 17, 2025
floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2392.
Nov 17, 2025
passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4676)
Nov 17, 2025
passed
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4676)
Nov 17, 2025
passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 12, 2025
floor
Received in the House.
Nov 12, 2025
floor
Held at the desk.
Nov 10, 2025
floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 09, 2025
passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 09, 2025
passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8035-8036; text: CR S8035-8036)
Oct 22, 2025
committee
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran without amendment. Without written report.
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Oct 22, 2025
other
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 202.
Jul 30, 2025
committee
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Jul 23, 2025
introduced
Introduced in Senate
Jul 23, 2025
introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Veterans' Affairs Committee
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Public Law
Dec 25, 2025
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025
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, 2025. 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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Introduced in Senate
Jul 23, 2025
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025
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, 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.
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--- Engrossed (Senate)
+++ Enrolled
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[S. 2392 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]
+[S. 2392 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
-<DOC>
+S.2392
-119th CONGRESS
-1st Session
-S. 2392
+One Hundred Nineteenth Congress
-_______________________________________________________________________
+of the
-AN ACT
+United States of America
-To increase, effective as of December 1, 2025, 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.
+AT THE FIRST SESSION
+
+Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
+the third day of January, two thousand and twenty five
+
+An Act
+
+To increase, effective as of December 1, 2025, 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
-
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
-
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-
Living Adjustment Act of 2025''.
-
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN RATES OF DISABILITY COMPENSATION AND DEPENDENCY AND
INDEMNITY COMPENSATION.
-
(a) Rate Adjustment.--Effective on December 1, 2025, the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs shall increase, in accordance with subsection (c),
the dollar amounts in effect on November 30, 2025, for the payment of
@@ -36,16 +37,15 @@
pursuant to subsection (a) are the following:
(1) Wartime disability compensation.--Each of the dollar
amounts under section 1114 of title 38, United States Code.
-(2) Additional compensation for dependents.--Each of the
-dollar amounts under section 1115(1) of such title.
-(3) Clothing allowance.--The dollar amount under section
-1162 of such title.
+(2) Additional compensation for dependents.--Each of the dollar
+amounts under section 1115(1) of such title.
+(3) Clothing allowance.--The dollar amount under section 1162
+of such title.
(4) Dependency and indemnity compensation to surviving
-spouse.--Each of the dollar amounts under subsections (a)
-through (d) of section 1311 of such title.
-(5) Dependency and indemnity compensation to children.--
-Each of the dollar amounts under sections 1313(a) and 1314 of
-such title.
+spouse.--Each of the dollar amounts under subsections (a) through
+(d) of section 1311 of such title.
+(5) Dependency and indemnity compensation to children.--Each of
+the dollar amounts under sections 1313(a) and 1314 of such title.
(c) Determination of Increase.--Each dollar amount described in
subsection (b) shall be increased by the same percentage as the
percentage by which benefit amounts payable under title II of the
@@ -57,9 +57,7 @@
(a), the rates of disability compensation payable to persons under
section 10 of Public Law 85-857 (72 Stat. 1263) who have not received
compensation under chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code.
-
SEC. 3. PUBLICATION OF ADJUSTED RATES.
-
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall publish in the Federal
Register the amounts specified in section 2(b), as increased under that
section, not later than the date on which the matters specified in
@@ -67,22 +65,7 @@
415(i)(2)(D)) are required to be published by reason of a determination
made under section 215(i) of such Act during fiscal year 2026.
-Passed the Senate November 9, 2025.
+Speaker of the House of Representatives.
-Attest:
-
-Secretary.
-119th CONGRESS
-
-1st Session
-
-S. 2392
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-AN ACT
-
-To increase, effective as of December 1, 2025, 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.
+Vice President of the United States and
+President of the Senate.
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