Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata, who serves as Vice Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (HVAC), is welcoming final passage of legislation ensuring a cost-of-living boost for the year ahead in several Veterans’ benefits.
The House of Representatives passed the Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Act of 2025. The bill had already passed the Senate, and it has been sent to President Trump to be signed into law.
“Thank you to all our Veterans for their service,” said Vice Chairman Amata. “I want to keep our people informed about Veterans’ legislation in Congress, and welcome these specific increases for Veterans and their families. It’s important to recognize changes in the everyday costs of living and make the well-being of our Veterans a constant priority.”
Under this Act, Congress is requiring 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.
Under the bill, 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, 2025. The bill requires the VA to publish the amounts payable, as increased, in the Federal Register.
The VA is also 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.
