S. 777 · 118th Congress

Veterans' COLA Act of 2023

Introduced on Mar 14, 2023 by Jon Tester (D-MT). 12 cosponsors, 6 of them from another party. Became Public Law 118-6.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 118-6
Introduced
Mar 14, 2023
Cosponsors
12
6 from the other party
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

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

Official title

A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2023, 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

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Jon TesterD-MTSponsor

Democrats · 5

Independents · 1

Republicans · 6

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

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

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Mar 14, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Mar 14, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  3. Mar 30, 2023Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  4. Mar 30, 2023 · SenateSenate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  5. Mar 30, 2023Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1066-1067; text: CR S1066)
  6. Mar 30, 2023 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1066-1067; text: CR S1066)
  7. Mar 30, 2023 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  8. Mar 30, 2023 · HouseReceived in the House.
  9. Mar 30, 2023 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  10. May 22, 2023 · HouseMr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  11. May 22, 2023 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2479-2481)
  12. May 22, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 777.
  13. May 22, 2023Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2479)
  14. May 22, 2023 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2479)
  15. May 22, 2023 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  16. Jun 7, 2023Presented to President.
  17. Jun 7, 2023 · HousePresented to President.
  18. Jun 14, 2023Signed by President.
  19. Jun 14, 2023Signed by President.
  20. Jun 14, 2023Became Public Law No: 118-6.
  21. Jun 14, 2023Became Public Law No: 118-6.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA6 reports
    $475.2K reported (all issues)
  2. DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS5 reports
    $749.7K reported (all issues)
  3. The American Legion2 reports
    $380K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • 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.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.