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HR 1685 119th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Marriage and family status Neurological disorders Veterans' pensions and compensation

Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2025

Introduced: April 13, 2026 Introduced by: Fitzpatrick, Brian K. Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 3, 2026
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Mar 27, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced in House
Feb 27, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2025

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.

What's happening now February 3, 2026

Subcommittee Hearings Held

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 20

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • I AM ALS
    for I AM ALS · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
  • I AM ALS
    for I AM ALS · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
  • PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
    for PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
  • THE ALS ASSOCIATION
    for THE ALS ASSOCIATION · Virginia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
  • DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
    for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
  • THE ALS ASSOCIATION
    for THE ALS ASSOCIATION · Virginia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025
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 Cosponsors 29
All 29 Democratic 23 Republican 6
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jul 13, 2026
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jul 9, 2026
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Magaziner, Seth
Rhode Island · May 29, 2026
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Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Apr 13, 2026
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Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Feb 5, 2026
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Hunt, Wesley
Texas · Nov 17, 2025
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Mills, Cory
Florida · Oct 31, 2025
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Riley, Josh
New York · Oct 10, 2025
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Sep 23, 2025
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 23, 2025
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Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 19, 2025
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Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Sep 19, 2025
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Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Sep 17, 2025
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Sep 16, 2025
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Sep 15, 2025
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Sep 15, 2025
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Aug 22, 2025
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Aug 15, 2025
 D
Vasquez, Gabe
New Mexico · Aug 8, 2025
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Aug 5, 2025
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Baumgartner, Michael
Washington · Jul 25, 2025
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Lee, Susie
Nevada · Jul 21, 2025
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jun 20, 2025
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Pettersen, Brittany
Colorado · Jun 20, 2025
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Vindman, Eugene Simon
Virginia · Jun 20, 2025
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Balint, Becca
Vermont · Jun 17, 2025
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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Jun 12, 2025
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Budzinski, Nikki
Illinois · Apr 9, 2025
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Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Feb 27, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1685: Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1685/
MLA
"H.R. 1685: Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1685/.
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H.R. 1685, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1685/.
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[H.R. 1685: Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1685/)
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