# 119-hr-6027: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an annual increase in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes.

119-hr-6027, To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an annual increase in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-05-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6027
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an annual increase in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-11-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-05-15

## Summary

**Automatically raise several veterans' compensation amounts each year to match the Social Security cost‑of‑living adjustment (COLA).** This change would tie wartime disability pay, additional dependent compensation, the clothing allowance, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children to the SSA COLA so benefit dollar amounts increase annually. - Veterans with wartime disability pay would see their base rates adjusted each December 1 to match the SSA COLA. The change also covers additional compensation for dependents and the clothing allowance. - Surviving spouses and children who receive dependency and indemnity compensation would get annual COLA‑linked increases to their DIC rates. - The Secretary of Veterans Affairs must publish the adjusted amounts each year when SSA publishes its COLA and may administratively adjust certain legacy rates for persons under Public Law 85‑857. The annual adjustment would take effect 180 days after enactment.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-11-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Yearly raise for VA disability and survivors: benefit, medium. If enacted, VA would raise certain payments each year on December 1. The raise would match Social Security’s annual cost-of-living percentage. It would cover disability pay, extra pay for dependents, the clothing allowance, and survivor payments to spouses and children. VA would publish the new dol…

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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6027 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6027)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6027 (as of 2026-05-15).