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S4487119th CongressWALLET

Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Senator 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.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Moran, Jerry [R-KS]

KS • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2026

  • Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]

    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

  • Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]

    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

  • Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2026

  • Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]

    TN • R

    Sponsored 5/11/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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