Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Senator Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would provide an automatic cost-of-living increase for specified veterans' and survivors' compensation by tying those payments to the Social Security Title II cost-of-living adjustment. It would raise the dollar rates for wartime disability compensation, additional pay for dependents, the clothing allowance, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children effective December 1, 2026. Each increase would match the percentage increase in Title II Social Security benefits for that date. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs would publish the adjusted amounts in the Federal Register and could administratively adjust certain legacy wartime benefits under Public Law 85-857 to reflect the same increase.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Higher veteran and survivor payments
If enacted, the VA would raise several veteran and survivor payments on December 1, 2026. Each dollar amount in effect on November 30, 2026 used to compute wartime disability pay, additional dependent pay, the clothing allowance, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children would be increased by the same percent as Social Security's Title II cost-of-living increase that takes effect December 1, 2026. The VA Secretary would be allowed to make administrative adjustments to certain legacy rates so they match the increase. The VA would publish the new rates in the Federal Register by the same publication date tied to Social Security's FY2027 COLA information.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
KS • R
Cosponsors
Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
CT • D
Sponsored 5/11/2026
John Boozman
AR • R
Sponsored 5/11/2026
Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
WA • D
Sponsored 5/11/2026
Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
NC • R
Sponsored 5/11/2026
Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
VT • I
Sponsored 5/11/2026
Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]
ND • R
Sponsored 5/11/2026
Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
HI • D
Sponsored 5/11/2026
Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN]
IN • R
Sponsored 5/11/2026
Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
NH • D
Sponsored 5/11/2026
Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]
MT • R
Sponsored 5/11/2026
Angus King
ME • I
Sponsored 5/11/2026
Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/11/2026
Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
AZ • D
Sponsored 5/11/2026
Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-7]
MI • D
Sponsored 5/11/2026
Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
TN • R
Sponsored 5/11/2026
Roll Call Votes
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