# 119-s-4487: Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026

119-s-4487, Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-31).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4487
- Congress: 119
- Title: Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-31

## 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.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher veteran and survivor payments: benefit, low. 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 c…

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- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.
- 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.
- 119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former Senator for the State of Michigan.
- 119-sres-739: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for the State of California.

## Sources
- [119-s-4487 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4487)

## Related
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- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
- [119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-801)
- [119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-755)
- [119-sres-739: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-739)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4487 (as of 2026-10-31).