HR 1220 · 109th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2005

Introduced 2005-03-10· Sponsored by Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4]· House

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Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(2005-07-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 2005, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled adult children, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. Requires each such increase to be the same percentage as the increase in benefits provided under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, on the same effective date. Codifies under veterans' disability compensation provisions the increases to such compensation provided under the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2004.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 1220, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2005

Jun 2, 2005

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on March 10, 2005</p>

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H.R. 1220, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2005

Jun 2, 2005

Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on March 10, 2005

Full CBO report ↗

H.R. 1220, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2005

Jun 29, 2005

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on June 23, 2005</p>

Full CBO report ↗

H.R. 1220, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2005

Jun 29, 2005

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on June 23, 2005

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (20)

11 Democrats9 Republicans
Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17]IL
Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]FL
Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1]NV
Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6]LA
Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1]SC
Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9]FL
Rep. Bradley, Jeb [R-NH-1]NH
Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5]FL
Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]CA
Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5]OR
Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]IL
Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]ME
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]MD
Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6]MD
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]GA
Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16]FL
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]MA
Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23]NY
Rep. Udall, Tom [D-NM-3]NM
Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17]PA