CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)

Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2025

S. 749 · Senate bill Armed Forces and National Security

A Republican bill with 10 Democratic cosponsors · See all 13 cosponsors

Last activity — Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, titled the "Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2025," aims to amend title 38 of the United States Code. It focuses on extending increased dependency and indemnity compensation to the surviving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The amendment ensures that the length of time a veteran lived with the disease before death does not affect this compensation. This provision applies to veterans who die from the disease on or after October 1, 2022.

Yes· 3 of 5

  • Scored +7

    Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?

    The bill extends increased dependency and indemnity compensation to the surviving spouses of veterans who die from ALS.

  • Scored +6

    Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?

    The bill improves the benefits available to a veteran's family following their death from ALS.

  • Scored +5

    Would women be better off under this?

    The bill specifically increases financial compensation for surviving spouses, who are often women, following the death of a veteran.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.