H.R. 1200 · 116th Congress · enacted
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2019
Became Public Law No: 116-58.
Latest official action 2019-09-26 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2019 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase, as of December 1, 2019, 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. The percentage increase in benefits shall be the same as the cost-of-living increase for Social Security recipients. The VA may administratively adjust the rates of disability compensation payable to persons receiving VA benefits who have not received compensation for a service-connected disability or death. (Sec. 3) The bill requires the VA to publish the adjusted rates by a specified date.
Congressional Research Service · 2019-09-26
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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
Mike Bost
House · IL District 12 · Republican
$897,354PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Susie Lee
House · NV District 3 · Democratic
$1,240,454PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ed Case
House · HI District 1 · Democratic
$477,640PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Veronica Escobar
House · TX District 16 · Democratic
$417,496PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Scott H. Peters
House · CA District 50 · Democratic
$1,200,494PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Tom Cole
House · OK District 4 · Republican
$1,647,752PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Zoe Lofgren
House · CA District 18 · Democratic
$423,950PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen
House · AS · Republican
$18,100PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
House · GA District 1 · Republican
Not availablePAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
House · PA District 1 · Republican
$2,223,728PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Joyce Beatty
House · OH District 3 · Democratic
$971,294PAC 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 BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$63,500
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $7,500
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $7,500
Veronica Escobar · Cosponsor · $3,500
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$62,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $7,000
Veronica Escobar · Cosponsor · $7,500
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$61,500
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $5,500
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $10,000
Veronica Escobar · Cosponsor · $7,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $6,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$60,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $2,500
Veronica Escobar · Cosponsor · $10,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $7,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $7,500
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$60,000
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $7,500
Veronica Escobar · Cosponsor · $5,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$60,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $5,000
Veronica Escobar · Cosponsor · $10,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $5,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordUBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$60,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $5,000
Veronica Escobar · Cosponsor · $5,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$57,500
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $7,500
Veronica Escobar · Cosponsor · $5,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$57,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $7,500
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Veronica Escobar · Cosponsor · $10,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $8,500
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $8,500
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$55,000
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $7,500
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $2,500
Veronica Escobar · Cosponsor · $7,500
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $7,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$54,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $9,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $10,000
Veronica Escobar · Cosponsor · $4,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $1,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$52,000
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $7,500
Veronica Escobar · Cosponsor · $2,500
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $2,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$51,500
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $2,500
Veronica Escobar · Cosponsor · $2,500
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $4,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordTHE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$50,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $2,500
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $2,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$49,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $7,000
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $3,000
Veronica Escobar · Cosponsor · $6,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $5,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$46,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Veronica Escobar · Cosponsor · $10,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $1,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $5,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$45,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $5,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $2,500
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$45,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $2,000
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $6,500
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $4,000
Veronica Escobar · Cosponsor · $7,500
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$45,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $5,000
Veronica Escobar · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $7,500
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$43,500
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $6,500
Veronica Escobar · Cosponsor · $18,500
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $1,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$43,500
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $2,500
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $7,500
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $7,500
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$43,000
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $6,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $9,000
Veronica Escobar · Cosponsor · $4,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $4,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $5,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordLEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$42,500
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $7,000
Veronica Escobar · Cosponsor · $5,500
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $5,500
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $9,500
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$42,500
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $2,500
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$42,000
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $10,000
Veronica Escobar · Cosponsor · $2,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$42,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $2,000
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $2,500
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,500
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordUNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)$42,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $2,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $5,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $7,500
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $5,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$41,500
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $2,500
Veronica Escobar · Cosponsor · $2,500
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $4,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $0
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$40,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Veronica Escobar · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$39,000
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $5,000
Veronica Escobar · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $4,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$38,500
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $1,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $2,500
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$37,500
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $2,500
Veronica Escobar · Cosponsor · $5,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $5,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$37,000
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $7,500
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $10,000
Veronica Escobar · Cosponsor · $4,500
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$37,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $2,500
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $2,500
Veronica Escobar · Cosponsor · $5,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$37,000
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Veronica Escobar · Cosponsor · $9,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $4,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $4,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $5,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$36,500
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $2,000
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $1,000
Veronica Escobar · Cosponsor · $6,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $7,500
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,458
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $9,994
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $9,994
Ed Case · Cosponsor · -$6
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · -$6
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $4,994
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $5,494
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $4,994
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$35,000
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Veronica Escobar · Cosponsor · $7,500
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $7,500
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $5,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$35,000
Susie Lee · Cosponsor · $2,500
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $2,500
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joyce Beatty · Cosponsor · $10,000
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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