HR8552-119

In Committee

Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced Apr 28, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026, 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 HB98D9E7A98DC4D65BA75AA9E46186B69: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026.
  • Section H78A60DF7383B46E4B67BBD51D8840A82: 2. Increase in rates of disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation Effective on December 1, 2026, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs...
  • Section H910F495F7C7B407FAA4FAB3E5813FEF5: 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 with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026, 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, Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026, 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
  • families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers
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families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 28, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Apr 28, 2026

Introduced in House

Apr 28, 2026

Mr. Luttrell (for himself and Mr. McGarvey) 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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