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S. 749In committee
Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2025
Introduced: Feb 26, 2025
Latest action date: Apr 29, 2026
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- Congress
- 119th Congress
- Introduced
- Feb 26, 2025
- Recorded roll calls
- 0
Status detail: The most advanced recorded stage is committee consideration.
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What this bill does
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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Armed Forces and National Security
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Marriage and family statusNeurological disordersVeterans' pensions and compensation
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