Senate bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-361

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2006

S. 2562Introduced Apr 6, 2006Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Became law on Oct 16, 2006.

Sponsor: Sen. Larry Craig R-ID

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 6, 2006
Committee actionJun 22, 2006
Passed SenateSep 21, 2006 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseSep 30, 2006 · without objection
To the PresidentOct 5, 2006
Became lawOct 16, 2006

Latest action: Oct 16, 2006 — Became Public Law No: 109-361.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2562.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2562, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2006” on June 29, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on June 22, 2006</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 29, 2006 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17926
CBO publication date
June 29, 2006
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2562, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/2562
Record last updated by Congress.gov
March 9, 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. 2562, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2006” on June 29, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on June 22, 2006”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 29, 2006 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17926
CBO publication date
June 29, 2006
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2562, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/2562
Record last updated by Congress.gov
March 9, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
68cd2433e9dc1ff5f41baad7b575bcd645ae2ce7928cad22b1d9171f306ba92c
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2562, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act for 2006” on October 30, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on September 30, 2006, and signed by the President on October 16, 2006</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 30, 2006 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18239
CBO publication date
October 30, 2006
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2562, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/2562
Record last updated by Congress.gov
March 9, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
68cd2433e9dc1ff5f41baad7b575bcd645ae2ce7928cad22b1d9171f306ba92c
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2562, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act for 2006” on October 30, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on September 30, 2006, and signed by the President on October 16, 2006”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 30, 2006 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18239
CBO publication date
October 30, 2006
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2562, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/2562
Record last updated by Congress.gov
March 9, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
68cd2433e9dc1ff5f41baad7b575bcd645ae2ce7928cad22b1d9171f306ba92c
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 109-296 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on July 27, 2006.
Source: Congress.gov, reported July 27, 2006 ↗
Evidence
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Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/SRPT/296
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2562, 109th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/2562
Record last updated by Congress.gov
March 9, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
68cd2433e9dc1ff5f41baad7b575bcd645ae2ce7928cad22b1d9171f306ba92c
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

4 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat

1 of 4 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Kay Hutchison (R-TX), Olympia Snowe (R-ME).

More from the sponsor

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Sponsor’s state and district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.