House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025

H.R. 2138Introduced Mar 14, 2025Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Official title: To increase, effective as of December 1, 2025, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Morgan Luttrell R-TX

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IntroducedMar 14, 2025
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Latest action: Mar 26, 2025 — Subcommittee Hearings Held

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Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2138.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LUTTRELL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 49, March 14, 2025, Page H1163):
Under Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, Congress has the power ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''
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Congress.gov noteThe text of H.R.2138 is contained in the text of S.2392, which became Public Law 119-42.
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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 — 2 Republicans, 10 Democrats

10 of 12 cosponsors (83%) are from the other party.

Laura Gillen (D-NY), Timothy Kennedy (D-NY), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Morgan McGarvey (D-KY), Kelly Morrison (D-MN), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), August Pfluger (R-TX), Josh Riley (D-NY), Eugene Vindman (D-VA), Randy Weber (R-TX).

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Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-8 district

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