Senate bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-53

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2011

S. 894Introduced May 5, 2011Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Became law on Nov 9, 2011.

Sponsor: Sen. Patty Murray D-WA

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Where it went

IntroducedMay 5, 2011
Committee actionJun 29, 2011
Passed SenateOct 19, 2011 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseNov 2, 2011 · by voice vote
To the PresidentNov 3, 2011
Became lawNov 9, 2011

Latest action: Nov 9, 2011 — Became Public Law No: 112-53.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 894.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 894, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2011” on July 5, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on June 29, 2011”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 5, 2011 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41564
CBO publication date
July 5, 2011
Congress.gov bill record
S. 894, 112th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/894
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 4, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 112-44 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on August 1, 2011.
Source: Congress.gov, reported August 1, 2011 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
S. 894, 112th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/894
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 4, 2025
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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

14 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 6 Democrats, 1 independent

7 of 14 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Mark Begich (D-AK), John Boozman (R-AR), Scott Brown (R-MA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Richard Burr (R-NC), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Mike Johanns (R-NE), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Jon Tester (D-MT), James Webb (D-VA), Roger Wicker (R-MS).

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