Senate bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-111

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2005

S. 1234Introduced Jun 14, 2005Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Became law on Nov 22, 2005.

Sponsor: Sen. Larry Craig R-ID

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Where it went

IntroducedJun 14, 2005
Committee actionJul 28, 2005
Passed SenateNov 16, 2005 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseNov 16, 2005 · without objection
To the PresidentNov 18, 2005
Became lawNov 22, 2005

Latest action: Nov 22, 2005 — Became Public Law No: 109-111.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1234.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1234, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2005” on August 3, 2005. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 28, 2005</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 3, 2005 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17066
CBO publication date
August 3, 2005
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1234, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1234
Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 29, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1234, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2005” on August 3, 2005. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 28, 2005”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 3, 2005 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17066
CBO publication date
August 3, 2005
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1234, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1234
Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 29, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fa808ff0a798481aee4b885b36057b1fd4298b5a3edcf16027543b51695bdaae
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1234, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2005” on November 23, 2005. CBO’s description reads “<p>Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on November 18, 2005</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 23, 2005 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17494
CBO publication date
November 23, 2005
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1234, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1234
Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 29, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fa808ff0a798481aee4b885b36057b1fd4298b5a3edcf16027543b51695bdaae
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1234, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2005” on November 23, 2005. CBO’s description reads “Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on November 18, 2005”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 23, 2005 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17494
CBO publication date
November 23, 2005
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1234, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1234
Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 29, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fa808ff0a798481aee4b885b36057b1fd4298b5a3edcf16027543b51695bdaae
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 109-138 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on September 21, 2005.
Source: Congress.gov, reported September 21, 2005 ↗
Evidence
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committeeReports
Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/SRPT/138
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1234, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1234
Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 29, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fa808ff0a798481aee4b885b36057b1fd4298b5a3edcf16027543b51695bdaae
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Vote results

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Cosponsors

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