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H.R. 2264 119th Congress House

Service-Connected Suicide Compensation Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to automatically pay dependency and indemnity compensation to a survivor of … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to automatically pay dependency and indemnity compensation to a survivor of a veteran with a service-connected mental disorder who dies by suicide.

Introduced: March 21, 2025 Introduced by: Michael Lawler Republican · New York See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 4, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Mar 21, 2025
Introduced in House
Mar 21, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 8

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 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 9 Republican 2
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Gillen, Laura
New York · Dec 23, 2025
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Deluzio, Christopher R.
Pennsylvania · Sep 26, 2025
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Kiggans, Jennifer A.
Virginia · Sep 26, 2025
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Ryan, Patrick
New York · Sep 19, 2025
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 18, 2025
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Sep 18, 2025
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Sep 16, 2025
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Sorensen, Eric
Illinois · Sep 16, 2025
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Vindman, Eugene Simon
Virginia · Sep 10, 2025
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Mar 25, 2025
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Conaway, Herbert C.
New Jersey · Mar 21, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2264: Service-Connected Suicide Compensation Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2264/
MLA
"H.R. 2264: Service-Connected Suicide Compensation Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2264/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2264, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2264/.
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[H.R. 2264: Service-Connected Suicide Compensation Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2264/)
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