Senate bill · 111th Congress · Public Law 111-37
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2009
Became law on Jun 30, 2009.
Sponsor: Sen. Daniel Akaka D-HIWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 10, 2009
- Committee actionMay 21, 2009
- Passed SenateJun 10, 2009 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseJun 23, 2009 · 403–0
- To the PresidentJun 25, 2009
- Became lawJun 30, 2009
Latest action: Jun 30, 2009 — Became Public Law No: 111-37.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 407.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 407, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2009” on June 2, 2009. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 21, 2009</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 2, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20738
- CBO publication date
- June 2, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 407, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/407
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 407, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2009” on June 2, 2009. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 21, 2009”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 2, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20738
- CBO publication date
- June 2, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 407, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/407
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b92462a844d3c4f65b5b2070f8176c12e2e72da6641f5abbc4139d92487c5e79
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 407, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2009” on July 22, 2009. CBO’s description reads “<p>Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on June 23, 2009, and signed by the President on June 30, 2009</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 22, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20944
- CBO publication date
- July 22, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 407, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/407
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b92462a844d3c4f65b5b2070f8176c12e2e72da6641f5abbc4139d92487c5e79
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 407, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2009” on July 22, 2009. CBO’s description reads “Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on June 23, 2009, and signed by the President on June 30, 2009”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 22, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20944
- CBO publication date
- July 22, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 407, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/407
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b92462a844d3c4f65b5b2070f8176c12e2e72da6641f5abbc4139d92487c5e79
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 111-24 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on June 4, 2009.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 4, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/111/SRPT/24
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 407, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/407
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b92462a844d3c4f65b5b2070f8176c12e2e72da6641f5abbc4139d92487c5e79
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 407, last updated December 4, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 26, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
17 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 10 Democrats, 1 independent
7 of 17 cosponsors (41%) are from the other party.
Mark Begich (D-AK), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Richard Burr (R-NC), Roland Burris (D-IL), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Mike Johanns (R-NE), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Arlen Specter (D-PA), Jon Tester (D-MT), James Webb (D-VA), Roger Wicker (R-MS).
More from the sponsor
Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Daniel Akaka.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.