{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.boozman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=C32DB669-7DED-47BB-A24E-D8C53108EECB", "Trio of Boozman-Backed Veterans Bills Pass Senate", "2025-12-03", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "Senate", "AR", "John Boozman", "B001236", "www.boozman.senate.gov", "boozman", "https://www.boozman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON\u2014U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), a senior member of the Senate Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee, applauded Senate passage of three bipartisan legislative initiatives he has championed to support veterans and their families.\n\nThe bills focus on protecting benefits of defrauded servicemembers and veterans, securing a cost-of-living adjustment and ensuring servicemembers\u2019 headstones at cemeteries overseas correctly reflect their religious affiliation. One measure, the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025, has also passed the U.S. House of Representatives and was signed into law by President Trump.\n\n\u201cOur veterans have made immense sacrifices for our country, and passing these bipartisan, commonsense initiatives is critical to ensuring we are fulfilling the promises made to them,\u201d said Boozman. \u201cI\u2019m pleased the veterans\u2019 cost-of-living adjustment was signed into law so servicemembers and their survivors\u2019 compensation keeps pace with inflation, and I also encourage the House to approve the fraud reimbursement and religious heritage measures that prioritize access to benefits and promote dignity for those who have served.\u201d\n\nBackground\n\nIn March, Boozman and fellow Senate Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee member Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) led the introduction of theVeteran Fraud Reimbursement Act, legislation to assist former servicemembers by expediting access to their benefits after they are victims of fraud. By removing bureaucratic delay, defrauded servicemembers can continue to utilize the services they have earned and depend on while the VA completes its investigation.\n\nBoozman also supported a measure to make certain the rate of disability compensation and financial VA benefits keep pace with the rate of inflation through the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025 \u2013 now signed into law \u2013 and a separate measure to ensure Jewish-American servicemembers\u2019 headstones correctly reflect their religious affiliation through the Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.boozman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=C32DB669-7DED-47BB-A24E-D8C53108EECB"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6482510361820459, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}