Special to the News
Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and other colleagues on the U.S. Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee in introducing the Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment of 2025 (COLA) Act.
The legislation would ensure the rate of disability compensation and other financial benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for veterans and military survivors keep pace with rising costs and inflation, as is for Social Security benefits.
“As Alabama’s voice on the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, I want to ensure we take care of those who have protected us,” said Sen. Tuberville. “Veterans’ hard-earned benefits should keep pace with inflation and rising costs of living. I’m proud to join this legislation that would require the VA to account for a cost-of-living adjustment in its annual bottom-line budget. The department exists to serve our brave veterans, and this is one commonsense way to keep that mission top of mind.”
The legislation would increase certain VA benefits, including disability compensation, clothing allowances and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children to reflect the reality of increases in the everyday cost of living.
It comes as one of several pieces of legislation Tuberville has helped introduce this year to help our veterans, including the Automotive Support Services to Improved Safe Transportation (ASSIST) Act, Veterans Home Choice Act of 2025, Veterans First Act of 2025, Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act, HBOT Access Act, and Veterans’ Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers (ACCESS) Act of 2025.
