H.R. 1329: Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017
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H.R. 1329: Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017
115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-02 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Signed by President.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-02 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Signed by President. (final step reached)
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Official title
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 19, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase, as of December 1, 2017, the rates of veterans' wartime disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. Each such increase shall 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. The VA may adjust administratively, consistent with such increases, the rates of disability compensation payable to persons entitled to veterans benefits under public laws administered by the VA on December 31, 1958, who have not received benefits under provisions governing veterans compensation for service-connected disability or death. (Sec. 3) The VA shall publish such increased rates in the Federal Register not later than the date on which certain social security increases are required to be published in FY2018.
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Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] · 12 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1329, Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017 (2017-05-17)
Cosponsors on this site
Kevin Cramer (R-ND), André Carson (D-IN), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] reported raising $1.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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- Bill
- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
- Federal Register
- The official daily publication of the U.S. government for agency rules, proposed rules, public notices and presidential documents.
- Securities
- Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr1329.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr1329 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115