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S.1493

S.1493: Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015

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About This Bill

Introduced June 3, 2015
Latest Major Action Oct. 26, 2015

Bill Sponsor

Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.)

Bill Cosponsors

20 (9 Democrats, 1 Independent Democrat, 10 Republicans)

Bill Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.) Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase, as of December 1, 2015, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and...

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Date	Description
Oct. 26, 2015	Held at the desk.
Oct. 26, 2015	Received in the House.
Oct. 26, 2015	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct. 22, 2015	Passed the Senate Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7476: text as passed Senate: CR S7476)
Aug. 28, 2015	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 202.
Aug. 28, 2015	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Isakson under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/05/2015 without amendment. With written report No. 114-122.
July 22, 2015	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
June 3, 2015	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 3, 2015	Introduced in the Senate by Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.)

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