Increase certain VA disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation benefits, including a $833.33 supplemental monthly allowance for veterans eligible for specified aid and attendance allowances and five annual dependency and indemnity compensation increases equal to the Social Security benefit increase plus one percentage point.

Tom Barrett · Michigan · Republican

policy impact 0.72 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 82%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the dollar amounts for the payment of certain disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary.

Barrett sponsored H.R.6047 to increase certain VA disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation payments beginning in 2026.

H.R.6047 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Evidence

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GovInfo lists H.R. 6047 as Referred in Senate, with last action: received, read twice, and referred to the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The exact benefits bill Barrett sponsored had passed out of the House but remained pending in the Senate, so the benefit increases were not yet enacted or delivered as of the latest official record found.

unresolved same_term A for effort

GovInfo - H.R. 6047 (RFS), Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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Roll Call 191 for H.R. 6047 shows the vote question was On Passage, status Passed, 235 yea to 179 nay; Barrett voted Yea.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Barrett took concrete action on the commitment: the House passed his H.R. 6047, including the VA disability and DIC benefit increases, but House passage alone did not make the increases law.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Roll Call 191
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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

The promised benefit increases have not been enacted. Barrett sponsored H.R. 6047, the bill matching the promised VA disability compensation and DIC increases, and the House passed it on May 21, 2026 with Barrett voting yea. The latest official status found is that the bill was received in the Senate on June 2, 2026 and referred to the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, so the federal outcome remains pending rather than delivered. Because he sponsored and materially advanced the bill during his House term, this merits an effort badge, but not full delivery unless it becomes law.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%