# 119-hr-2138: Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025

119-hr-2138, Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8] (R-TX); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-29).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2138
- Congress: 119
- Title: Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-03-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-29

## Summary

**Ties veterans' benefit increases to the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment.** This bill would raise disability compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors and children, additional payments for dependents, and the clothing allowance effective December 1, 2025 by the same percentage determined under section 215(i) of the Social Security Act. - Veterans with service-connected disabilities would see higher wartime disability payments and the extra amounts for dependents based on the November 30, 2025 base amounts. - Surviving spouses and children would receive higher dependency and indemnity compensation under the listed U.S.C. provisions. - The clothing allowance and other specified dollar amounts would increase by the same percentage as the Social Security adjustment. - The Secretary of Veterans Affairs could administratively adjust rates for people described in section 10 of Public Law 85-857 who have not received compensation under chapter 11, and must publish the adjusted rates in the Federal Register aligned with the Social Security Act's section 215(i) FY2026 publication timeline.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Bigger VA disability and survivor checks: benefit, medium. If enacted, starting December 1, 2025, VA disability pay, extra pay for dependents, the clothing allowance, and survivor checks for spouses and children would go up. Each amount in place on November 30, 2025 would rise by the same percent as the Social Security cost-of-living increase set under sec…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-2138 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2138)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2138 (as of 2026-07-29).