House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-178
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2020
Became law on Oct 20, 2020.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 10, 2020
- Committee actionMar 12, 2020
- Passed HouseMay 28, 2020 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 24, 2020 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentOct 9, 2020
- Became lawOct 20, 2020
Latest action: Oct 20, 2020 — Became Public Law No: 116-178.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6168.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6168, Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2020” on March 27, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on March 12, 2020”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 27, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56306
- CBO publication date
- March 27, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6168, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/6168
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. LURIA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 46, March 10, 2020, Page H1588):On January 5, 2011, the House of Representatives adopted an amendment to House Rule XII. Rule XII, clause 7(c) requires that, to be accepted for introduction by the House Clerk, all bills (H.R.) and joint resolutions (H.J.Res.) must provide a document stating ``as specifically as practicable the power or powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the bill or joint resolution.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 10, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 393 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6168, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/6168
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b6cce033b0b90dc37d57a69bab55d71b1e86754f95dda2ce638b2e2f1a3512bd
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of December 4, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
4 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 4 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Mike Bost (R-IL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Debra Haaland (D-NM), Eleanor Norton (D-DC).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Elaine Luria.
- H.R. 1200 (116th) Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2019
- H.R. 3305 (116th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2509 George Mason Drive in Virginia Beach, Virginia, as the "Ryan…
- H.R. 4566 (116th) Virginia Beach Strong Act
- H.R. 1620 (116th) Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization Act
- H.R. 1199 (116th) VA Website Accessibility Act of 2019
- H.R. 6157 (116th) Transparency for Student Veterans Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.