Senate bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-52

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2013

S. 893Introduced May 8, 2013Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Became law on Nov 21, 2013.

Sponsor: Sen. Bernie Sanders I-VT

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Where it went

IntroducedMay 8, 2013
Committee actionJul 24, 2013
Passed SenateOct 28, 2013 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseNov 12, 2013 · by voice vote
To the PresidentNov 14, 2013
Became lawNov 21, 2013

Latest action: Nov 21, 2013 — Became Public Law No: 113-52.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 893.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 893, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2013” on August 9, 2013. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 24, 2013”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 9, 2013 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/44502
CBO publication date
August 9, 2013
Congress.gov bill record
S. 893, 113th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/893
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. 113-87 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on September 4, 2013.
Source: Congress.gov, reported September 4, 2013 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
S. 893, 113th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/893
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

17 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 9 Democrats

8 of 17 cosponsors (47%) are from the other party.

Mark Begich (D-AK), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), John Boozman (R-AR), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Richard Burr (R-NC), Susan Collins (R-ME), Dean Heller (R-NV), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Mike Johanns (R-NE), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Edward Markey (D-MA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Jon Tester (D-MT).

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