US Congress Senate Bill 894 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum:
Status: Passed on November 9 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-11-09 - Became Public Law No: 112-53.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase, as of December 1, 2011, 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.

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2011

Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Daniel Akaka [D-HI]	Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]
Sen. Scott Brown [R-MA]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]	Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]
Sen. Mike Johanns [R-NE]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]	Sen. John Rockefeller [D-WV]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]
Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. Jim Webb [D-VA]	Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-11-09	House	Became Public Law No: 112-53.
2011-11-09	House	Signed by President.
2011-11-03	House	Presented to President.
2011-11-02	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2011-11-02	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7232-7233)
2011-11-02	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 894.
2011-11-02	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7232-7234)
2011-11-02	House	Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2011-10-21	House	Held at the desk.
2011-10-21	House	Received in the House.
2011-10-20	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2011-10-19	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6787; text as passed Senate: CR S6787)
2011-08-01	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 125.
2011-08-01	Senate	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Murray without amendment. With written report No. 112-44.
2011-06-29	Senate	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2011-06-08	Senate	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
2011-05-05	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2736-2737)
2011-05-05	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2736)

HB1407 (Related) 2011-05-24 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
HB4114 (Related) 2012-11-27 - Became Public Law No: 112-198.
SB2259 (Related) 2012-09-12 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/894/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s894/BILLS-112s894is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s894/BILLS-112s894es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s894/BILLS-112s894enr.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s894/BILLS-112s894rs.pdf