S 611 · in committee · major
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.
- It affects survivors of service members killed in action or who died from service-connected disabilities.
- The bill lowers the required disability rating period from 10 years to 5 years to qualify for survivor benefits.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would lowering the disability rating requirement from 10 years to 5 years change which survivors become eligible for increased VA payments?
- 02
What federal budget trade-offs might occur if survivor benefit payments increase, and how should Congress prioritize spending across veteran programs?
- 03
What evidence supports that a 5-year disability rating period better reflects service-connected deaths compared to the current 10-year standard?
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Sponsor · D-CT
Richard Blumenthal
Citizen cosponsors
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In Congress
7/ 100
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Introduced 2025-03-11
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Legislative timeline
2025-03-11 · senate · Committee
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
2025-02-18 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2025-02-18 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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