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S 3091 116th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Marriage and family status Neurological disorders Veterans' pensions and compensation

Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2019

Introduced: December 18, 2019 Introduced by: Coons, Christopher A. Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Dec 18, 2019
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Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2019

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.

What's happening now December 18, 2019

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4748 Identical bill Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2019
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Dec 18, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3091: Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3091/
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"S. 3091: Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3091/.
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S. 3091, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3091/.
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