Senate bill · 110th Congress · Public Law 110-324

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008

S. 2617Introduced Feb 8, 2008Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Became law on Sep 24, 2008.

Sponsor: Sen. Daniel Akaka D-HI

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 8, 2008
Committee actionJun 26, 2008
Passed SenateJul 30, 2008 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseSep 10, 2008 · 418–0
To the PresidentSep 16, 2008
Became lawSep 24, 2008

Latest action: Sep 24, 2008 — Became Public Law No: 110-324.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2617.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2617, Veterans' Compensation COLA Act of 2008” on July 17, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on June 26, 2008</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 17, 2008 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20084
CBO publication date
July 17, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2617, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/2617
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
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. 2617, Veterans' Compensation COLA Act of 2008” on July 17, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on June 26, 2008”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 17, 2008 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20084
CBO publication date
July 17, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2617, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/2617
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d09b317732917b29e26d0cbd03b6c219b61730b59cea02aaaa22d15994d65482
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2617, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008” on October 17, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Estimate of the direct spending and revenue effects of the bill as cleared by the Congress on September 10, 2008, and signed by the President on September 24, 2008</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 17, 2008 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20382
CBO publication date
October 17, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2617, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/2617
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d09b317732917b29e26d0cbd03b6c219b61730b59cea02aaaa22d15994d65482
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2617, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008” on October 17, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Estimate of the direct spending and revenue effects of the bill as cleared by the Congress on September 10, 2008, and signed by the President on September 24, 2008”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 17, 2008 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20382
CBO publication date
October 17, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2617, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/2617
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d09b317732917b29e26d0cbd03b6c219b61730b59cea02aaaa22d15994d65482
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 110-430 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on July 24, 2008.
Source: Congress.gov, reported July 24, 2008 ↗
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/SRPT/430
Congress.gov bill record
S. 2617, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/2617
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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

11 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 7 Democrats, 1 independent

3 of 11 cosponsors (27%) are from the other party.

Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Richard Burr (R-NC), Larry Craig (R-ID), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Patty Murray (D-WA), Barack Obama (D-IL), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Jon Tester (D-MT), James Webb (D-VA).

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