HR 2055 119th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Employee hiring Employment and training programs Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Caring for Survivors Act of 2025

Introduced: June 2, 2026 Introduced by: Hayes, Jahana Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jun 24, 2025

Subcommittee Hearings Held

Mar 27, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Mar 11, 2025

Introduced in House

Mar 11, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Caring for Survivors Act of 2025

This bill increases the monthly rate of dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Dependency and indemnity compensation is a monthly payment made to eligible survivors (i.e., spouses, parents, or children) of (1) certain veterans who died as a result of a service-connected condition; (2) service members killed while on active military duty or active or inactive duty for training; or (3) veterans who did not die from a service-connected condition, but were totally disabled by a service-connected disability for a certain period of time.

The bill also (1) reduces, from 10 years to 5 years, the period of time that certain veterans must have been rated totally disabled due to a service-connected disability in order for a survivor to qualify for benefits; and (2) specifies the amount that is payable to survivors of veterans who were rated totally disabled for a period of less than 10 years before their death.

What's happening now June 24, 2025

Subcommittee Hearings Held

Related & companion bills 2

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Veterans' Affairs Committee
Veterans' Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 13

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

MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
for MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · Virginia · 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
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
for PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
for MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · Virginia · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025

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Cosponsors 131

Torres, Ritchie

New York · Jul 13, 2026

Vindman, Eugene Simon

Virginia · Jun 18, 2026

McClellan, Jennifer L.

Virginia · Jun 10, 2026

DeSaulnier, Mark

California · Jun 8, 2026

Huffman, Jared

California · Jun 2, 2026

Scholten, Hillary J.

Michigan · Jun 2, 2026

Davids, Sharice

Kansas · May 29, 2026

DeLauro, Rosa L.

Connecticut · May 29, 2026

Thompson, Mike

California · May 29, 2026

Morelle, Joseph D.

New York · May 22, 2026

Beatty, Joyce

Ohio · May 21, 2026

Bell, Wesley

Missouri · May 21, 2026

Clyburn, James E.

South Carolina · May 21, 2026

Lynch, Stephen F.

Massachusetts · May 21, 2026

Pelosi, Nancy

California · May 21, 2026

Quigley, Mike

Illinois · May 21, 2026

Underwood, Lauren

Illinois · May 20, 2026

Wilson, Frederica S.

Florida · May 19, 2026

Frost, Maxwell

Florida · Apr 23, 2026

Simon, Lateefah

California · Apr 20, 2026

McBride, Sarah

Delaware · Apr 9, 2026

Dexter, Maxine

Oregon · Mar 25, 2026

Cisneros, Gilbert Ray

California · Jan 30, 2026

Elfreth, Sarah

Maryland · Jan 30, 2026

Mullin, Kevin

California · Jan 30, 2026

Menendez, Robert

New Jersey · Jan 6, 2026

Morrison, Kelly

Minnesota · Dec 16, 2025

Garcia, Robert

California · Nov 19, 2025

Conaway, Herbert C.

New Jersey · Nov 18, 2025

Garamendi, John

California · Nov 12, 2025

Figures, Shomari

Alabama · Nov 7, 2025

Jayapal, Pramila

Washington · Nov 7, 2025

Hernández, Pablo Jose

Puerto Rico · Nov 4, 2025

Mills, Cory

Florida · Nov 4, 2025

Harder, Josh

California · Oct 28, 2025

Jacobs, Sara

California · Oct 28, 2025

Craig, Angie

Minnesota · Oct 21, 2025

Meng, Grace

New York · Oct 17, 2025

Norcross, Donald

New Jersey · Oct 3, 2025

Randall, Emily

Washington · Oct 3, 2025

Chu, Judy

California · Sep 30, 2025

Fields, Cleo

Louisiana · Sep 30, 2025

Mannion, John W.

New York · Sep 30, 2025

Deluzio, Christopher R.

Pennsylvania · Sep 26, 2025

Sorensen, Eric

Illinois · Sep 16, 2025

Pappas, Chris

New Hampshire · Aug 12, 2025

Johnson, Julie

Texas · Jul 22, 2025

Larson, John B.

Connecticut · Jul 21, 2025

Castor, Kathy

Florida · Jun 30, 2025

Swalwell, Eric

California · Jun 27, 2025

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