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HR 680 · in committee · significant

Caring for Survivors Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill increases monthly payments to surviving spouses of veterans through the VA.
  • Surviving spouses, children, and parents of deceased veterans or service members are affected.
  • The bill reduces the disability duration requirement from 10 to 5 years for survivor eligibility.

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  1. 01

    How would lowering the disability duration requirement from 10 to 5 years change which surviving families qualify for VA benefits?

  2. 02

    What is the estimated cost of increasing monthly payments to veteran survivors, and how should it be funded?

  3. 03

    How might this bill affect survivors of service members who died from service-connected conditions versus other causes?

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Jahana Hayes

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Introduced 2025-02-26

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-02-26 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

  2. 2025-02-06 · IntroReferral

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H538)

  3. 2025-01-23 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  4. 2025-01-23 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  5. 2025-01-23 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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