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S. 749 Senate Armed Forces and National Security

Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2025

Introduced
Feb 26, 2025
Sponsor
Sen. Murkowski, Lisa (R-AK)
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STAGE 2 OF 8 — COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

Currently in the Senate. Last action: committee on veterans' affairs. hearings held on Apr 29, 2026.

  1. Senate Introduced in Senate Feb 26, 2025
  2. Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Feb 26, 2025
  3. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Apr 29, 2026

Cosponsors

12

Subjects

Marriage and family statusNeurological disordersVeterans' pensions and compensation

Committees

  • Veterans' Affairs Committee
    • Hearings By (full committee) , Apr 29, 2026
    • Referred To , Feb 26, 2025
    • Referred To , Feb 26, 2025

Summary

Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2025This 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.

Summary as of: Introduced in Senate

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