HR 2055 · introduced · significant
Caring for Survivors Act of 2025
- veterans
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
Started by Cosponsor
- 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?
- 02
Which surviving spouses would benefit most from increased monthly payments, and are there groups who might be affected differently under this change?
- 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
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
113/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-06-24
Joining the bill

Salud O. Carbajal
D-CA-24 · original

Jasmine Crockett
D-TX-30 · original

Yassamin Ansari
D-AZ-3 · original

Nikki Budzinski
D-IL-13 · original

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
D-FL-20 · original

Julia Brownley
D-CA-26 · original

Shontel M. Brown
D-OH-11 · original

Steve Cohen
D-TN-9 · original

Joe Courtney
D-CT-2 · original

André Carson
D-IN-7 · original

Jim Costa
D-CA-21 · original

Greg Casar
D-TX-35 · original
+ 101 more
Legislative timeline
2025-06-24 · house · Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held
2025-03-27 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2025-03-11 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2025-03-11 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-03-11 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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