HR 5826 · 110th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(2008-05-22)
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Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 2008, 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.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 5826, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008
May 12, 2008<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on April 30, 2008</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 5826, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008
May 12, 2008Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on April 30, 2008
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office