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HR 2055 · introduced · significant

Caring for Survivors Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill increases monthly payments to surviving spouses of deceased veterans through the VA.
  • Surviving spouses of service members and veterans with service-connected disabilities are affected.
  • The bill reduces the disability rating period requirement from 10 years to 5 years for survivor benefits.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How might lowering the disability rating requirement from 10 to 5 years affect both the number of eligible surviving spouses and the overall cost to the VA?

  2. 02

    Which surviving spouses would benefit most from increased monthly payments, and are there groups who might be affected differently under this change?

  3. 03

    What evidence supports that a 5-year disability rating period adequately determines service-connected disability compared to the current 10-year standard?

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Sponsor · D-CT-5

Jahana Hayes

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Introduced 2025-06-24

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-06-24 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  2. 2025-03-27 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

  3. 2025-03-11 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  4. 2025-03-11 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  5. 2025-03-11 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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