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SummaryIntroduced in Senate
2025-02-26
Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2025 This bill extends increased dependency and indemnity compensation to the surviving spouse of a veteran whom the Department of Veterans Affairs has determined died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease) regardless of how long the veteran had such disease prior to death. Under current law, such compensation is paid for a service-connected disability that was rated totally disabling for a continuous period of at least eight years immediately preceding death. Under the bill, such extension of increased compensation applies retroactively to veterans who died from ALS on or after October 1, 2022.
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| Version | Date | Formats |
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| Introduced in Senate | 2025-02-26T05:00:00Z |
Introduced2025-02-26
119th Congress
Cosponsors12
Co-sponsoring members
Policy AreaArmed Forces and National Security
Primary subject
Last Action2026-04-29
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings
Legislative Subjects3 total
Marriage and family statusNeurological disordersVeterans' pensions and compensation
Cosponsors12 members
DSen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]DERSen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]SDDSen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]RIDSen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI]MIRSen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]LADSen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]NVRSen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]NDDSen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]GADSen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]ILDSen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]NJDSen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]WIDSen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]CO
Latest Action2026-04-29
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.