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S 2392 · 119th Congress · SenateEnacted

Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025

In plain language: Starting December 1, 2025, disabled veterans, their dependents, and surviving family members will receive higher monthly compensation payments and clothing allowances. The percentage increase will match the annual cost-of-living adjustment given to Social Security beneficiaries. The Department of Veterans Affairs will calculate and publish the final payment amounts once the new Social Security rate is set.

Provisional: our plain-language summary, pending review.

Provisionalunreviewed: impact, issue tags, provisions, stakeholders, summary
People affected—Beneficiary groups are specified by statutory reference (disabled veterans, dependents, surviving spouses, and children), but precise recipient counts are not stated in the text.
Fiscal magnitude—CBO cost estimate published (S. 2392, Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025, 2025-09-05); dollar figure pending review extraction — see receipt
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Issues

What this bill touches.

Spending vs. restraint+22Veterans' care delivery+28Welfare & anti-poverty+20

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Who it affects

Who it helps · who it burdens.

Who it helps

  • Veterans with service-connected disabilitiesReceive a cost-of-living increase in their monthly disability compensation and clothing allowances starting December 1, 2025 (Sec. 2(a)-(c)).provisional
  • Surviving spouses and children of deceased veteransReceive higher dependency and indemnity compensation payments reflecting the cost-of-living percentage increase (Sec. 2(a)-(c)).provisional
  • Dependents of disabled veteransReceive increased benefit amounts through additional compensation paid to veterans on behalf of qualifying dependents (Sec. 2(b)(2)).provisional
  • Beneficiaries under legacy veterans' disability lawsMay receive an equivalent administrative cost-of-living increase in their disability compensation rates (Sec. 2(d)).provisional

Who it burdens

  • Department of Veterans AffairsMust implement the rate increases and publish the adjusted benefit payment amounts in the Federal Register (Sec. 2, Sec. 3).provisional

Dollar-level funding (FEC sector totals) is coming in a later phase.

What it does

The provisions, in plain language.

  1. Increases monthly payments for veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, clothing allowances, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children, effective December 1, 2025, by the same cost-of-living percentage increase applied to Social Security benefits.

    Sec. 2(a)-(c)provisional

  2. Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide an equivalent cost-of-living increase to disability compensation rates for individuals receiving benefits under prior veterans' pension laws.

    Sec. 2(d)provisional

  3. Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to publish the newly increased benefit payment amounts in the Federal Register.

    Sec. 3provisional

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Timeline

How it moved.

  1. Nov 25, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-42.
  2. Nov 25, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-42.
  3. Nov 25, 2025Signed by President.
  4. Nov 25, 2025Signed by President.
  5. Nov 25, 2025Presented to President.
  6. Nov 25, 2025Presented to President.
  7. Nov 17, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  8. Nov 17, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4676)
  9. Nov 17, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4676)
  10. Nov 9, 2025Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8035-8036; text: CR S8035-8036)
  11. Nov 9, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  12. Oct 22, 2025Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran without amendment. Without written report.
  13. Oct 22, 2025Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran without amendment. Without written report.
  14. Jul 30, 2025Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  15. Jul 23, 2025Introduced in Senate

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