United States · Bill · S
S. 2259 (112th)
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2012
Introduced
29 March 2012
Last action
12 September 2012 · Reported
Status
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Sponsors
Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC], Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK], Sen. Webb, Jim [D-VA], Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA], Sen. Brown, Scott P. [R-MA], Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR], Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
4 December 2025
Summary
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase, as of December 1, 2012, 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. 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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Timeline
29 March 2012
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
29 March 2012
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
27 June 2012
Committee
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-668.
Source: Committee
12 September 2012
Reported
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 29 March 2012 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Webb, Jim [D-VA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Brown, Scott P. [R-MA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Sponsor
- Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/2259
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/2259
- us · 112-s-2259 · source updated 4 December 2025