HR 2138 — Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-03-14
Latest action: — Subcommittee Hearings Held
Sponsors
- Luttrell, Morgan (R, TX-8) — sponsor · 2025-03-14
- Weber, Randy K. Sr. (R, TX-14) — cosponsor · 2025-03-14
- Pfluger, August (R, TX-11) — cosponsor · 2025-03-14
- McGarvey, Morgan (D, KY-3) — cosponsor · 2025-03-14
- Neguse, Joe (D, CO-2) — cosponsor · 2025-07-23
- Pettersen, Brittany (D, CO-7) — cosponsor · 2025-08-15
- Magaziner, Seth (D, RI-2) — cosponsor · 2025-10-03
- Gillen, Laura (D, NY-4) — cosponsor · 2025-10-10
- Vindman, Eugene Simon (D, VA-7) — cosponsor · 2025-10-21
- Pappas, Chris (D, NH-1) — cosponsor · 2025-10-31
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, NY-26) — cosponsor · 2025-11-17
- Morrison, Kelly (D, MN-3) — cosponsor · 2025-11-17
Lobbied by (2)
LDA filings that named this bill in their activity descriptions. The lobbying firm (registrant) is paid by the client to lobby on this and related issues.
| Filing | Period | Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Income | Matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | — | H.R. 2138 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | — | H.R. 2138 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Subcommittee Hearings Held
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-03-14 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (14)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Gillen, Laura | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Magaziner, Seth | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Neguse, Joe | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Morrison, Kelly | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kennedy, Timothy M. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 2138 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 2138 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-10-31 | Pappas, Chris | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-10-21 | Vindman, Eugene Simon | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-08-15 | Pettersen, Brittany | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-14 | Weber, Randy K. Sr. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-14 | McGarvey, Morgan | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-14 | Pfluger, August | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-14 | Luttrell, Morgan | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luttrell, Morgan (R, house TX-8) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, house NY-26) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Pappas, Chris (D, house NH-1) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Pettersen, Brittany (D, house CO-7) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 5 | Gillen, Laura (D, house NY-4) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 6 | Magaziner, Seth (D, house RI-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 7 | Morrison, Kelly (D, house MN-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 8 | Weber, Randy K. Sr. (R, house TX-14) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 9 | McGarvey, Morgan (D, house KY-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Neguse, Joe (D, house CO-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Pfluger, August (R, house TX-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Vindman, Eugene Simon (D, house VA-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 1,343 | $215,380 | $215,380 |
| 2 | self | 0 | $0 | 44 | $18,818 | $18,818 |
| 3 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 53 | $17,091 | $17,091 |
| 4 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 4 | $7,587 | $7,587 |
| 5 | retired | 0 | $0 | 90 | $7,208 | $7,208 |
| 6 | thornton law firm llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 7 | pinebrook road partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 8 | buffalo geothermal heating | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 9 | hsk consulting | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 10 | qprime inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 11 | university of virginia darden | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 12 | kind | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 13 | cordish companies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 14 | ceo | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,500 | $5,500 |
| 15 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 7 | $5,482 | $5,482 |
| 16 | cleancapital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 17 | gramercy group inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 18 | rusiniak's service, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 19 | symphony property management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 20 | rockefeller capital managment | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,750 | $3,750 |
| 21 | abry partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 22 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 | |
| 23 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 24 | commonwealth alliances | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 25 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
12 predicted yes (2%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 528 unknown (97%)
By party: · R: 3 yes / 0 no / 274 unknown · D: 9 yes / 0 no / 254 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
12 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Luttrell, Morgan (R · house · TX-8) · sponsor
- Gillen, Laura (D · house · NY-4) · cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D · house · NY-26) · cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D · house · RI-2) · cosponsor
- McGarvey, Morgan (D · house · KY-3) · cosponsor
- Morrison, Kelly (D · house · MN-3) · cosponsor
- Neguse, Joe (D · house · CO-2) · cosponsor
- Pappas, Chris (D · house · NH-1) · cosponsor
- Pettersen, Brittany (D · house · CO-7) · cosponsor
- Pfluger, August (R · house · TX-11) · cosponsor
- Vindman, Eugene Simon (D · house · VA-7) · cosponsor
- Weber, Randy K. Sr. (R · house · TX-14) · cosponsor
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Morrison, Kelly (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kennedy, Timothy M. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Magaziner, Seth (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Neguse, Joe (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Gillen, Laura (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS (h.r. 2138) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA (h.r. 2138) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-10-31 · cosponsored by Pappas, Chris (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-10-21 · cosponsored by Vindman, Eugene Simon (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-08-15 · cosponsored by Pettersen, Brittany (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-14 · cosponsored by McGarvey, Morgan (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-14 · cosponsored by Pfluger, August (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-14 · sponsored by Luttrell, Morgan (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-14 · cosponsored by Weber, Randy K. Sr. (cosponsor) · sponsorship