S. 4487 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, May 11, 2026
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryVeterans' disability benefits get cost-of-living boost
This bill requires the VA to increase the amounts veterans receive for disability compensation and related benefits. The increase would match the same percentage that Social Security benefits go up by on December 1, 2026. The bill also allows the VA to apply a similar adjustment to disability rates for people who haven't yet received compensation.
How it affects you
Veterans receiving disability compensation and their surviving spouses and children would see their benefit amounts go up to keep pace with inflation. The increase would apply to wartime disability pay, additional compensation for dependents, and special clothing allowances for certain disabled veterans.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, May 11, 2026)
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase the amounts payable for wartime disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. Specifically, the VA must increase the amounts by the same percentage as the cost-of-living increase in benefits for Social Security recipients that is effective on December 1, 2026. The act requires the VA to publish the amounts payable, as increased, in the Federal Register.
The VA is authorized to make a similar adjustment to the rates of disability compensation payable to persons who have not received compensation for service-connected disability or death.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
2nd SessionS. 4487
A BILL
Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026
Sponsor: Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) · Introduced May 11, 2026 · Armed Forces and National Security · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action May 11, 2026: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.”