H.R. 4958 · 115th Congress
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018
- Stage
- Signed by the president
- Sponsor
- Mike Bost
- Introduced
- 2018-02-07
- Latest action
- 2018-10-09 · Signed by President.
Summary
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018
(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 2018, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children.
Each such increase shall 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.