119th Congress Armed Forces and National Security
H.R. 1685: Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2025
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Summary
This bill extends increased dependency and indemnity compensation to the surviving spouse of a veteran who dies 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.
For purposes of compensation for a surviving spouse of a veteran who dies from ALS, the spouse must have been married to the veteran for a continuous period of eight years or longer prior to the death of the veteran.
Additionally, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must report on service-connected disabilities the VA determines should be treated in the same manner as ALS for purposes of dependency and indemnity compensation.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Chris Pappas D-NHOriginal
- Nicole (Nikki) Budzinski D-IL
- Jefferson Van Drew R-NJ
- Becca Balint D-VT
- Joe Neguse D-CO
- Brittany Pettersen D-CO
- Eugene Vindman D-VA
- Susie Lee D-NV
- Michael Baumgartner R-WA
- Zoe Lofgren D-CA
- Gabriel (Gabe) Vasquez D-NM
- Jason Crow D-CO
- Josh Gottheimer D-NJ
- Julia Brownley D-CA
- Jimmy Panetta D-CA
- Mike Quigley D-IL
- Chrissy Houlahan D-PA
- Ken Calvert R-CA
- Deborah Ross D-NC
- Doris Matsui D-CA
- Eleanor Norton D-DC
- Josh Riley D-NY
- Cory Mills R-FL
- Wesley Hunt R-TX
- Mike Kelly R-PA
- Bradley Schneider D-IL
- Seth Magaziner D-RI
- Suzan DelBene D-WA
- Rick Larsen D-WA
- Jill Tokuda D-HI
- Thomas Kean R-NJ
- Mark DeSaulnier D-CA
Who scored on this bill
- 1Brian Fitzpatrick SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reached a cosponsor milestone3 events+12
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History
- Introduced in the House by Brian Fitzpatrick.
Show the full action history (4 actions)
- Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.