S.1791: Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1996

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 104th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about government operations and politics
  • Introduced May 22, 1996
  • Latest Major Action Sept. 26, 1996

Bill Summary

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase, effective December 1, 1996, the rates of and limitations on veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents of certain disabled veterans, the clothing allowance for certain service-disabled veterans, dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC), and supplemental DIC for children. Increases each such...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.
Committee on Veterans. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Veterans. Reported to Senate by Senator Simpson without amendment and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 104-367.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 585.
Senate incorporated this measure in H.R. 3458 as an amendment.
Senate passed companion measure H.R. 3458 in lieu of this measure by Unanimous Consent.
Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 585.
May 22, 1996

Introduced in the Senate by Alan Kooi Simpson (R-Wyo.)

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