HR7777-118

Introduced

To increase, effective as of December 1, 2024, 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.

118th Congress Introduced Sep 18, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To increase, effective as of December 1, 2024, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers. The main policy domain is Social Welfare, Defense, Veterans Affairs.

Who Benefits and How

families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HE44CA46C18BE4FDB94F2A42002FD54E0: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2024.
  • Section HFED38B733ED14051895598EAC291FD32: 2. Increase in rates of disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation Effective on December 1, 2024, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs...
  • Section HFFA383E6E78D4D429672BEEAB6DA9FBE: 3. Publication of adjusted rates The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall publish in the Federal Register the amounts specified in section 2(b), as increased...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To increase, effective as of December 1, 2024, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers.

Key Policy Areas

Social Welfare, Defense, Veterans Affairs

Primary Purpose

This bill, To increase, effective as of December 1, 2024, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers.

Policy Domains

Social Welfare Defense Veterans Affairs

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: enr

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 18, 2024

Received

Jul 18, 2024

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the …

Mar 21, 2024

Mr. Luttrell (for himself and Mr. Pappas) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Social Welfare Defense Veterans Affairs
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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