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S. 749 119th Congress Senate

Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid to surviving spouses of veterans who die from amyo… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid to surviving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, regardless of how long the veterans had such disease prior to death, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 26, 2025 Introduced by: Lisa Murkowski Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Marriage and family statusNeurological disordersVeterans' pensions and compensation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 29, 2026
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 26, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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What's happening now April 29, 2026

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

 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 whom the Department of Veterans Affairs has determined died 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.

Under the bill, such extension of increased compensation applies retroactively to veterans who died from ALS on or after October 1, 2022.

 Hearings & markups 1
 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 9237 Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
  • HR 6636 To advance sensible priorities.
  • S 4744 Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
  • HR 1685 Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2025
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 23

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 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 9 Republican 3
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jan 15, 2026
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Hickenlooper, John W.
Colorado · Jan 15, 2026
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Jan 8, 2026
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Dec 11, 2025
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Warnock, Raphael G.
Georgia · Jun 27, 2025
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Apr 7, 2025
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Apr 7, 2025
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Feb 26, 2025
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Feb 26, 2025
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Feb 26, 2025
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Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Feb 26, 2025
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Feb 26, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 749: Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-749/
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"S. 749: Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-749/.
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S. 749, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-749/.
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