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S. 2617: Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008

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S. 2617: Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008

110th Congress · introduced 2008-02-08 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Became Public Law No: 110-324.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-02-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 579 (2008): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S2617 (2008-09-10), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 110-324. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on July 30, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 2008, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled adult children, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. Requires each such increase to be the same percentage as the increase in benefits provided under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, on the same effective date. Codifies rate amounts as increased under the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2007.

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Official text

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] · 11 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2617, Veterans' Compensation COLA Act of 2008 (2008-07-17); CBO cost estimate: S. 2617, Veterans' Compensation COLA Act of 2008 (2008-07-17); CBO cost estimate: S. 2617, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008 (2008-10-17); CBO cost estimate: S. 2617, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008 (2008-10-17)

Cosponsors on this site

Patty Murray (D-WA), Bernard Sanders (I-VT)

Recorded votes

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-s2617 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110