A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2015, 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.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
114th Congress (2015–2017)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
This bill was enacted as:
20 Cosponsors (10 Republicans, 9 Democrats, 1 Independent)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Isakson Highlights Accomplishments for Veterans in 114th Congress”
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Sen. John “Johnny” Isakson [R-GA, 2005-2019]
(Sponsor)
on Aug 5, 2015
“Boozman Joins VA Committee Members to Push for Increase in Veterans' Disability Compensation”
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Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jun 4, 2015
“Sullivan Fights for Increased Benefits for Alaskas Veterans”
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Sen. Dan Sullivan [R-AK]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jun 4, 2015
History
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Jun 3, 2015
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Introduced
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Jul 22, 2015
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Ordered Reported
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Aug 28, 2015
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Reported by Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions. |
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Oct 22, 2015
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Jul 11, 2016
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Identical Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5588 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1493 (114th). |
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Jul 13, 2016
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Identical Bill —
Passed Senate
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5588 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1493 (114th). |
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Jul 22, 2016
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Identical Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5588 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1493 (114th). |
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Mar 30, 2017
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 784 (115th). |
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Jun 19, 2018
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3089 (115th). |
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Jul 10, 2019
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2072 (116th). |
S. 1493 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 1493. This is the one from the 114th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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