H.R. 1284 · 110th Congress · enacted
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2007
Became Public Law No: 110-111.
Latest official action 2007-11-05 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 2007, the rates of veterans' wartime disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled adult children, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. Requires each such increase to be the same percentage as the increase in benefits provided under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance [OASDI]) of the Social Security Act, on the same effective date.
Congressional Research Service · 2007-11-05
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Cosponsor
John Boozman
Senate · AR · Republican
$288,200PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Gus M. Bilirakis
House · FL District 12 · Republican
$935,244PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Vern Buchanan
House · FL District 16 · Republican
$537,704PAC receipts · 2025–2026
14 of 14 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC)$15,000
JOHNSON & JOHNSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,500
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS POLITICAL PARTICIPATION COMMITTEE$13,000
AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$11,850
Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $11,850
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SOCIETY FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY PAC (''ASTRO-PAC'')$11,500
AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)$11,500
PFIZER INC. PAC$11,500
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC)$11,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY PAC (HEARTPAC)$11,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $1,000
Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDUKE ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DUKEPAC)$11,000
S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
DAVITA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DAPAC)$10,500
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$10,500
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,500
SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,500
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $2,000
Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $6,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AMERICAN CLINICAL LABORATORY ASSOCIATON PAC (LABPAC)$10,000
Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITEE (ACRO PAC)$10,000
Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)$10,000
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEQUIPMENT LEASING AND FINANCE ASSN PAC (LEASEPAC)$10,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHALL RENDER KILLIAN HEATH & LYMAN PC EMPLOYEE PAC AKA HALLWAY PAC FEDERAL$10,000
Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$10,000
MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC$10,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE / AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS$10,000
NATIONAL PECAN FEDERATION INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PECAN PAC)$10,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSOCIETY FOR CARDIOVASCULAR ANGIOGRAPHY AND INTERVENTIONS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$10,000
Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordWATERPAC - NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL COMMITTEE$10,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$9,988
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$9,500
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $1,500
Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $4,500
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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Measured outcome: not established
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