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HR 6419 115th Congress House

Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2018

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid to surviving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid to surviving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, regardless of how long the veterans had such disease prior to death.

Introduced: July 18, 2018 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Marriage and family statusNeurological disordersVeterans' pensions and compensation
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Jul 18, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Jul 18, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 18, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 18, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2018

This bill extends increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid 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, which ALS is, for a continuous period of at least eight years immediately preceding death.)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6419: Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6419/
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"H.R. 6419: Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6419/.
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H.R. 6419, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6419/.
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[H.R. 6419: Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2018](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6419/)
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