H.R. 4958 · 115th Congress · enacted
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018
Became Public Law No: 115-258.
Latest official action 2018-10-09 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 2018, 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. Each such increase shall 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 · 2018-10-09
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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.
Sponsor
Mike Bost
House · IL District 12 · Republican
$897,354PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Scott H. Peters
House · CA District 50 · Democratic
$1,200,494PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Zoe Lofgren
House · CA District 18 · Democratic
$423,950PAC receipts · 2025–2026
5 of 5 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.
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Mike Bost · Sponsor · $5,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Mike Bost · Sponsor · $10,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$20,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Mike Bost · Sponsor · $10,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$20,000
UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$20,000
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)$20,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$17,500
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$17,500
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$17,500
Mike Bost · Sponsor · $2,500
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$17,000
CATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC)$16,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$16,000
PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,000
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC$16,000
Mike Bost · Sponsor · $10,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$15,500
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
Mike Bost · Sponsor · $5,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordSCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,500
Mike Bost · Sponsor · $5,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $8,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$14,000
Mike Bost · Sponsor · $10,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $4,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $0
Official PAC recordBLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA PAC (SHIELD PAC)$14,000
NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC$14,000
ABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,500
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,500
LUNDBECK LLC EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$12,500
COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC.$12,500
NATSO INC. NATSO PAC$12,500
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)$12,000
Mike Bost · Sponsor · $1,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $1,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMEREN CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMEREN FEDPAC)$12,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC)$12,000
GOOGLE LLC NETPAC$12,000
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$11,500
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$11,000
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,500
The 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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