H.R. 7846 · 117th Congress

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2022

Introduced on May 19, 2022 by Elaine G. Luria (D-VA-2). 4 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Became Public Law 117-191.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 117-191
Introduced
May 19, 2022
Cosponsors
4
2 from the other party
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

To increase, effective as of December 1, 2022, 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.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Disability assistance
  • Inflation and prices
  • Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Oct 10, 2022). Public domain.

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2022

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, 2022. 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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Elaine G. LuriaD-VA-2Sponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. May 19, 2022Introduced in House
  2. May 19, 2022Introduced in House
  3. May 19, 2022 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  4. Jun 7, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  5. Jul 18, 2022 · HouseSubcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged.
  6. Jul 19, 2022 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  7. Jul 19, 2022 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  8. Sep 13, 2022 · HouseMr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  9. Sep 13, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7767-7768; text: CR H7767)
  10. Sep 13, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7846.
  11. Sep 13, 2022 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  12. Sep 14, 2022 · HousePursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1339, proceedings on H.R. 7846 are considered vacated.
  13. Sep 14, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 11 of H. Res. 1339, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 1468, as amended; H.R. 5865; H.R. 5916, as amended; H.R. 7735, as amended; H.R. 7846; H.R. 7939, as amended; H.R. 8260, as amended; and S. 4205.
  14. Sep 14, 2022 · HousePursuant to section 11 of H. Res. 1339, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 1468, as amended; H.R. 5865; H.R. 5916, as amended; H.R. 7735, as amended; H.R. 7846; H.R. 7939, as amended; H.R. 8260, as amended; and S. 4205. (consideration: CR H7814-7822; text: CR H7819)
  15. Sep 15, 2022 · SenateReceived in the Senate, read twice.
  16. Sep 22, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S5031)
  17. Sep 22, 2022 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S5031)
  18. Sep 27, 2022 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  19. Oct 4, 2022Presented to President.
  20. Oct 4, 2022 · HousePresented to President.
  21. Oct 10, 2022Signed by President.
  22. Oct 10, 2022Signed by President.
  23. Oct 10, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-191.
  24. Oct 10, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-191.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.