U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB8552: Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026
Status: In committee, June 30, 2026
To increase, effective as of December 1, 2026, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To increase, effective as of December 1, 2026, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, April 28, 2026:
A BILL To increase, effective as of December 1, 2026, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Increase in rates of disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation (a) Rate Adjustment Effective on December 1, 2026, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall increase, in accordance with subsection (c), the dollar amounts in effect on November 30, 2026, for the payment of disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation under the provisions specified in subsection (b). (b) Amounts To Be Increased The dollar amounts to be increased pursuant to subsection (a) are the following: (1) Wartime disability compensation Each of the dollar amounts under section 1114 of title 38, United States Code. (2) Additional compensation for dependents Each of the dollar amounts under section 1115(1) of such title. (3) Clothing allowance The dollar amount under section 1162 of such title. (4) Dependency and indemnity compensation to surviving spouse Each of the dollar amounts under subsections (a) through (d) of section 1311 of such title. (5) Dependency and indemnity compensation to children Each of the dollar amounts under sections 1313(a) …
Sponsors
- Morgan Luttrell (R, HD-008) · primary sponsor
- Morgan McGarvey (D, HD-003)
- Josh Riley (D, HD-019)
- Eugene Vindman (D, HD-007)
- August Pfluger (R, HD-011)
Latest actions
- : Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- : Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Subcommittee Hearings Held
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- : Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Inflation and prices, Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Disability assistance, Veterans' pensions and compensation, Armed Forces and National Security, Department of Veterans Affairs
Common questions
- What is HB8552?
- HB8552 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026.
- What does HB8552 do?
- In its own words: To increase, effective as of December 1, 2026, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB8552?
- In committee as of June 30, 2026. Latest action: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. (June 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB8552?
- Morgan Luttrell (R, HD-008), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB8552?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8552
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