S189-117 · 117th Congress
Signed into Law
Signed Oct 8, 2021Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2021
Veterans' Disability Compensation Automatic COLA Act of 2021 This bill provides that whenever there is a cost-of-living increase in benefits for Social Security recipients, the Department of Veterans Affairs shall increase by the same percentage the amounts payable for veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children.
VOTE BREAKDOWN
Final passage · 290 politicians tracked
285
YEA
0
NAY
0
PRESENT
5
NOT VOTING
98% YEA0% NAY
BY PARTY
DEMOCRAT142 YEA · 0 NAY
99%
REPUBLICAN143 YEA · 0 NAY
98%
MONEY ON THIS BILL
Top donor industries among YEA voters vs NAY voters · lobbying activity in affected industries
⬆ YEA voters — top donor industries
- 1. Party & Leadership4211 pts
- 2. Labor Unions2759 pts
- 3. Single-Issue Advocacy2653 pts
⬇ NAY voters — top donor industries
No data yet.
◎ Lobbying activity by issue area
No bill-issue lobbying matches.
“Pts” = sum of per-member industry donation scores (% of total donations from that industry, summed across the group). Higher means that industry funds a larger share of contributions for that voting bloc.
INDIVIDUAL VOTES
Recorded positions for tracked politicians
SPONSORS
John Thune
R-SD · Primary
6 COSPONSORS
DEMOCRATIC● 5 D● 1 I
