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S. 611 119th Congress Senate

Caring for Survivors Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and to expand eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation paid to certain survivors of certain veterans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 18, 2025 Introduced by: Richard Blumenthal Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Disability assistanceMarriage and family statusVeterans' pensions and compensation
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Mar 11, 2025
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Feb 18, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Hearings & markups 1
 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 680 Identical bill Caring for Survivors Act of 2025
  • HR 2055 Identical bill Caring for Survivors Act of 2025
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 Lobbying activity 20

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 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Oct 21, 2025
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Sep 30, 2025
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Sep 29, 2025
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Sep 17, 2025
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 21, 2025
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 3, 2025
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Feb 18, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 611: Caring for Survivors Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-611/
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"S. 611: Caring for Survivors Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-611/.
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S. 611, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-611/.
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