S. 189 · 117th Congress · enacted
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2021
Became Public Law No: 117-45.
Latest official action 2021-10-08 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase the amounts payable for wartime disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. Specifically, the VA must increase the amounts by the same percentage as the cost-of-living increase in benefits for Social Security recipients that is effective on December 1, 2021. The bill requires the VA to publish the amounts payable, as increased, in the Federal Register. The VA is authorized to make a similar adjustment to the rates of disability compensation payable to persons who have not received compensation for service-connected disability or death.
Congressional Research Service · 2021-10-08
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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
John Thune
Senate · SD · Republican
$857,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Brian Schatz
Senate · HI · Democratic
$427,197PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard Blumenthal
Senate · CT · Democratic
$109,550PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Margaret Wood Hassan
Senate · NH · Democratic
$613,285PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mazie K. Hirono
Senate · HI · Democratic
$44,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Patty Murray
Senate · WA · Democratic
$311,200PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Bernard Sanders
Senate · VT · Independent
-$5,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
9 of 9 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.
HUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
John Thune · Sponsor · $10,000
Brian Schatz · Cosponsor · $2,500
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordMORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$21,250
John Thune · Sponsor · $21,250
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$20,050
John Thune · Sponsor · $1,000
Brian Schatz · Cosponsor · $2,750
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $5,050
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $6,250
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION PAC$19,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$18,000
IHEARTMEDIA, INC. PAC$18,000
John Thune · Sponsor · $5,000
Brian Schatz · Cosponsor · $2,500
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $2,000
Mazie K. Hirono · Cosponsor · $1,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
John Thune · Sponsor · $5,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$17,500
John Thune · Sponsor · $10,000
Brian Schatz · Cosponsor · $2,500
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordPFIZER INC. PAC$16,500
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $6,500
Mazie K. Hirono · Cosponsor · $5,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordSAMMONS ENTERPRISES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,000
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VPAC)$16,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $6,000
Mazie K. Hirono · Cosponsor · $3,500
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$15,500
John Thune · Sponsor · $10,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $4,500
Mazie K. Hirono · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC)$15,000
John Thune · Sponsor · $5,000
Brian Schatz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC. PAC$13,500
John Thune · Sponsor · $5,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $3,500
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
John Thune · Sponsor · $5,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mazie K. Hirono · Cosponsor · $2,500
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordALZHEIMERS IMPACT MOVEMENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
John Thune · Sponsor · $5,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $2,500
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
John Thune · Sponsor · $3,500
Mazie K. Hirono · Cosponsor · $4,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordGE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC. PAC$12,500
NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PAC$12,500
John Thune · Sponsor · $5,000
Brian Schatz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordCOZEN O'CONNOR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000
John Thune · Sponsor · $5,000
Brian Schatz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordCUMMINS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CIPAC)$12,000
John Thune · Sponsor · $4,000
Brian Schatz · Cosponsor · $2,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $2,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $2,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordCTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,500
John Thune · Sponsor · $1,500
Brian Schatz · Cosponsor · $3,500
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $2,500
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,500
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. PAC (AHIP PAC)$11,000
BLACK & VEATCH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACK & VEATCH PAC)$11,000
WSP USA INC. PAC$11,000
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$10,500
John Thune · Sponsor · $5,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $2,500
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordZENECA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AZPAC)$10,500
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mazie K. Hirono · Cosponsor · $2,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordAES CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; THE$10,000
AM GENERAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AM GENERAL PAC)$10,000
APPLIED INTUITION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (APPLIED PAC)$10,000
Brian Schatz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)$10,000
Brian Schatz · Cosponsor · $1,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $2,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $4,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordCARDINAL HEALTH INC. PAC$10,000
John Thune · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
John Thune · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCHS/COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION CMTE (CHS PAC)$10,000
CONOCOPHILLIPS SPIRIT PAC$10,000
John Thune · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PAC$10,000
John Thune · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; AKA DFA-PAC$10,000
John Thune · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)$10,000
John Thune · Sponsor · $5,000
Brian Schatz · Cosponsor · $2,500
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $2,500
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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