S. 2258 · 113th Congress · enacted
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2014
Became Public Law No: 113-181.
Latest official action 2014-09-26 · 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 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase, as of December 1, 2014, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, 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) of the Social Security Act, on the same effective date.
Congressional Research Service · 2014-09-26
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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
Bernard Sanders
Senate · VT · Independent
-$5,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Patty Murray
Senate · WA · Democratic
$311,200PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard Blumenthal
Senate · CT · Democratic
$109,550PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mazie K. Hirono
Senate · HI · Democratic
$44,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John Boozman
Senate · AR · Republican
$288,200PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jerry Moran
Senate · KS · Republican
$399,050PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mitch McConnell
Senate · KY · Republican
-$105,712PAC receipts · 2025–2026
17 of 17 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.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$21,900
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $5,050
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $11,850
Official PAC recordSERCO INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SERCO PAC)$15,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,000
IHEARTMEDIA, INC. PAC$11,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $2,500
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mazie K. Hirono · Cosponsor · $1,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordPOLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS$11,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $2,500
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $1,000
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordHANGER INC. PAC$10,500
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $3,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEQUIPMENT LEASING AND FINANCE ASSN PAC (LEASEPAC)$10,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFREEDOM FUND$10,000
Mitch McConnell · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGARMIN INTERNATIONAL INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL PECAN FEDERATION INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PECAN PAC)$10,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC$10,000
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPFIZER INC. PAC$10,000
TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND$10,000
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VPAC)$10,000
WATERPAC - NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL COMMITTEE$10,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. PAC (BOOZ ALLEN PAC)$9,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $1,500
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mazie K. Hirono · Cosponsor · $4,500
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordCTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$9,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $2,500
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $3,000
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,500
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mazie K. Hirono · Cosponsor · $4,000
Mitch McConnell · Cosponsor · -$500
Official PAC recordAT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)$8,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $1,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $1,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $4,000
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordELANCO US INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('ELANCO PAC')$7,500
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordFARMERS' RICE COOPERATIVE FUND$7,500
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$7,500
PEPSICO, INC. CONCERNED CITIZENS FUND$7,500
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,000
NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PAC$7,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $2,500
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION AMERICAN BAKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,500
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordHOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$6,500
LPL FINANCIAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LPL PAC)$6,500
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UAPAC)$6,500
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $2,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $1,000
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,000
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN AIRLINES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPAC)$6,000
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC INFORMATION ASSOCIATION - OSTEOPATHIC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,000
AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,000
CROPLIFE AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,000
HB STRATEGIES PAC$6,000
NATIONAL BUSINESS AVIATION ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NBAA-PAC)$6,000
S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,000
THALES USA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (THALES USA PAC)$6,000
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
Dated agency-reported implementation and uptake measures are shown with their scope. They do not by themselves establish causal success. If no evidence is listed, the outcome is not established.
Measured outcome: not established
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