Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2025

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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...

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Bill Progress

Bill has been introduced and assigned a number

Introduced(2/26/25)

Committee

Passed House

Passed Senate

President

Law

Sponsor

Ms. Murkowski

Senate (R) Alaska

Cosponsors (8)

Coons

Senate (D) Delaware

Whitehouse

Senate (D) Rhode Island

Cortez Masto

Senate (D) Nevada

Cassidy

Senate (R) Louisiana

Slotkin

Senate (D) Michigan

Cramer

Senate (R) North Dakota

Warnock

Senate (D) Georgia

Rounds

Senate (R) South Dakota

Topics

Health

Social Programs

Defense

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Feb 26, 2025

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