{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=63238068-BFC9-46F8-AC92-9C0F8CDDBD32", "BREAKING: Sens. Moran, Tester\u2019s Bill to Deliver Annual Cost-of-Living Increase for Veterans Signed into Law", "2023-06-14", "2023", "2023-06", "Republican", "Senate", "KS", "Jerry Moran", "M000934", "www.moran.senate.gov", "moran", "https://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 After sustained efforts from U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) \u2013 ranking member and chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans\u2019 Affairs \u2013 the Veterans\u2019 Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Act of 2023 was signed into law. This bipartisan legislation will increase compensation benefits for veterans with service-connected disabilities and military survivors under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).\n\n\u201cWe have a responsibility to provide care and support for our nation\u2019s veterans and their families,\u201d said Sen. Moran. \u201cMany of these veterans rely on the VA for financial support, especially with current rising costs and inflation. Ensuring their benefits keep pace with these price increases will help provide disabled veterans and certain surviving spouses and children with peace of mind. I am pleased the President has signed this legislation into law to provide veterans with the stability they deserve.\u201d\n\n\u201cAt a time when folks are struggling with rising costs, from housing to groceries, veterans deserve absolute certainty when it comes to providing for their families,\u201d said Sen. Tester. \u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019m proud to have worked with Senator Moran and our colleagues to deliver a cost of living increase to millions of disabled veterans and survivors across the country\u2014including 30,000 in my home state of Montana. As Chairman, I\u2019ll always fight to make sure the men and women who put their lives on the line get the support they need and earned.\u201d\n\nThe senators\u2019 Veterans\u2019 COLA Act would increase certain VA benefits including disability compensation, clothing allowances, and dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) for surviving spouses and children to reflect increases in the cost of living. It will directly benefit millions of disabled veterans and military survivors nationwide.\n\nThe cost-of-living adjustment will be determined by the annual COLA adjustment to social security benefits, as determined by the Social Security Administration, and will go into effect December 1, 2023. The Social Security Administration bases their annual COLA adjustment on the Consumer Price Index, as determined each December by the Labor Department\u2019s Bureau of Labor Statistics.\n\nThe Veterans\u2019 COLA Act is supported by the nation\u2019s leading veterans and survivor groups, including The American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, Paralyzed Veterans of America, AMVETS, Vietnam Veterans of America, Gold Star Wives, TAPS, Wounded Warrior Project, Military Officers Association of America and Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:15:57Z"]], "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.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=63238068-BFC9-46F8-AC92-9C0F8CDDBD32"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4403420500457287, "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"}