Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2025 (S. 749)
IntroducedLatest Action
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
4/29/2026 • Senate
Summary
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.
Introduced in Senate • 2/26/2025
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Bill Journey
Originated in the Senate
Introduced
February 26, 2025
Committee Review
April 29, 2026
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Floor Debate
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Other Chamber
President
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Text Versions (1)
Related Bills (6)
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Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
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H.R. 1685
Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2025
S. 3483
Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2022
S. 1590
Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2023
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· Congress.gov, CRS, USAspending, FEC, LDA · Record updated Oct 29, 2026
- Congress.govLibrary of CongressStatus, actions, sponsors, cosponsors, committees and textRecord updated Oct 29, 2026 · Loaded Oct 29, 2026, 6:09 PM ET
- CRS bill summaryCongressional Research Service, via Congress.govOfficial summarySummary of the “Introduced in Senate” version, Feb 26, 2025 · Loaded Oct 29, 2026, 6:09 PM ET
- USAspending.govU.S. Department of the TreasuryRelated Federal Spending section
- FEC filingsFederal Election CommissionFunding & Lobbying section
- Lobbying disclosures (LDA)Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the HouseFunding & Lobbying section
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