House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015
Sponsor: Rep. Ralph Abraham R-LAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 3, 2015
- Committee actionMay 21, 2015
- Passed HouseJul 28, 2015 · 409–0
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 29, 2015 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 675.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 675, Veteransâ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015” on July 2, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veteransâ Affairs on May 21, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 2, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50360
- CBO publication date
- July 2, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 675, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/675
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
eb75d5c0ff480d1582f16a8f6300898166eec54750f289c8fde790ffe6e56f71
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 675, Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015” on July 2, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 21, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 2, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50360
- CBO publication date
- July 2, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 675, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/675
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
eb75d5c0ff480d1582f16a8f6300898166eec54750f289c8fde790ffe6e56f71
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: H. Rept. 114-206 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on July 16, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 16, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/206
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 675, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/675
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
eb75d5c0ff480d1582f16a8f6300898166eec54750f289c8fde790ffe6e56f71
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ABRAHAM, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 18, February 3, 2015, Page H756):Article I, Section 8 of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 3, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 40 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 675, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/675
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
eb75d5c0ff480d1582f16a8f6300898166eec54750f289c8fde790ffe6e56f71
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
5 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 5 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Walter Jones (R-NC), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Dina Titus (D-NV).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ralph Abraham.
- H.R. 5588 (114th) Veterans' Compensation COLA Act of 2016
- H.R. 677 (114th) American Heroes COLA Act of 2015
- H.R. 4782 (114th) Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2016
- H.R. 6066 (114th) Cybersecurity Responsibility and Accountability Act of 2016
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.