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HR 5607 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Marriage and family status Neurological disorders Veterans' pensions and compensation

Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2021

Introduced: October 19, 2021 Introduced by: Slotkin, Elissa Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 4, 2021
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged.
Nov 4, 2021
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 8.
Nov 4, 2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Oct 19, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Oct 19, 2021
Introduced in House
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Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2021

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 this bill, a surviving spouse is a person who was married to the veteran for a continuous period of eight years or longer prior to the veteran's death.

What's happening now November 4, 2021

Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 8 Republican 1
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Dec 6, 2022
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Crow, Jason
Colorado · Dec 6, 2022
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jul 26, 2022
Malinowski, Tom
· Jun 24, 2022
Kahele, Kaiali'i
· May 18, 2022
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Mar 17, 2022
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Mar 15, 2022
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Mar 8, 2022
O'Halleran, Tom
· Mar 1, 2022
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Feb 9, 2022
COOPER, JAMES
· Jan 10, 2022
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jan 10, 2022
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Oct 19, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5607: Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5607/
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"H.R. 5607: Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5607/.
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H.R. 5607, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5607/.
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