H.R. 6027 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an annual increase in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
Cosponsors: 1 (0 D, 1 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-10
Introduced: 2025-11-12
Latest action (2025-11-17): Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
What H.R. 6027 does, in plain terms
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 of each year. 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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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