# 119-hr-8552: Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026

119-hr-8552, Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026, 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 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8552
- Congress: 119
- Title: Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-04-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Automatically raises VA disability and survivor payments by the Social Security cost-of-living increase set for December 1, 2026.** It would adjust multiple VA dollar amounts to match the SSA Title II COLA for that date. - Veterans with wartime service: Wartime disability compensation rates would increase on December 1, 2026 by the same percentage as the Social Security Title II COLA. - Families and dependents: Additional compensation for spouses and dependents would rise by that same percentage. - Surviving spouses and children: Dependency and indemnity compensation amounts for survivors would increase by the same percentage. - Clothing allowance: The annual clothing allowance would be adjusted by that percentage. - Special cases under Public Law 85-857: The Secretary of Veterans Affairs could administratively adjust rates for people named in section 10 of Public Law 85-857 who have not received compensation under chapter 11.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher VA disability and survivor payments: benefit, medium. This bill would raise certain VA disability and survivor payment amounts on December 1, 2026. Each listed dollar amount would increase by the same percent as Social Security (Title II) benefits rise on that date, as determined under section 215(i) of the Social Security Act. It would raise wartime…

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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
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- 119-hr-1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8552 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8552)

## Related
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- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1004)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8552 (as of 2026-09-21).