3.0.0 611 2025-12-05T21:42:47Z 2025-12-05T21:42:47Z Senate S S 2025-02-18 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/611 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings By (full committee) 2025-03-11T14:30:14Z Referred To 2025-02-18T21:16:53Z 119 680 HR 2025-02-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Identical bill CRS 119 2055 HR 2025-06-24 Subcommittee Hearings Held Identical bill CRS 2025-03-11 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Committee 2025-02-18 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2025-02-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT N B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2025-02-18 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2025-06-03 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernie Sanders I VT 2025-07-21 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2025-09-17 False D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2025-09-29 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2025-09-30 False K000394 Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] Andy Kim D NJ 2025-10-21 False Armed Forces and National Security Disability assistance 2025-03-17T17:54:04Z Marriage and family status 2025-03-17T17:54:04Z Veterans' pensions and compensation 2025-03-17T17:54:04Z Armed Forces and National Security 2025-03-20T17:24:45Z

00 2025-02-18 Introduced in Senate 2025-03-27T14:55:40Z <p><strong>Caring for Survivors Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill increases the monthly rate of dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p>

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