Caring for Survivors Act of 2025
- Last Action
- 6/24/2025
Actions
- 2025-06-24Subcommittee Hearings Held
- 2025-03-27Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- 2025-03-11Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2025-03-11Introduced in House
- 2025-03-11Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2025-03-11 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (20)
- David Scott (D-GA)
- Delia Ramirez (D-IL)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- Greg Casar (D-TX)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- Stacey Plaskett (D-VI)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
- Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)
- Sylvia Garcia (D-TX)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Shontel Brown (D-OH)
- Greg Landsman (D-OH)
- Melanie Stansbury (D-NM)
- LaMonica McIver (D-NJ)
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Daniel Goldman (D-NY)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Nikki Budzinski (D-IL)
Subjects
- Employee hiring
- Employment and training programs
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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