House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-75

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017

H.R. 1329Introduced Mar 2, 2017Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Became law on Nov 2, 2017.

Sponsor: Rep. Mike Bost R-IL

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 2, 2017
Committee actionMay 17, 2017
Passed HouseMay 23, 2017 · by voice vote
Passed SenateOct 25, 2017 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentNov 2, 2017
Became lawNov 2, 2017

Latest action: Nov 2, 2017 — Became Public Law No: 115-75.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1329.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1329, Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017” on May 17, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 17, 2017”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 17, 2017 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52734
CBO publication date
May 17, 2017
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1329, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1329
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-134 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on May 19, 2017.
Source: Congress.gov, reported May 19, 2017 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1329, 115th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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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. BOST, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 37, March 2, 2017, Page H1531):
Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 2, 2017 ↗
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H.R. 1329, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 21, 2026
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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

12 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 9 Democrats

9 of 12 cosponsors (75%) are from the other party.

Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), André Carson (D-IN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Elizabeth Esty (D-CT), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH).

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Bost.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-12 district

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