119th Congress · Senate bill · Last action Mar 11, 2025
S. 611IntroducedArmed Forces and National Security
Caring for Survivors Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard (D-CT)7 cosponsorsIntroduced Feb 18, 2025
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In plain English
This bill increases monthly payments through the VA to surviving spouses of veterans who died from service-connected conditions or while on active duty. It reduces from 10 years to 5 years the period a veteran must have been rated totally disabled due to a service-connected disability for their survivors to qualify for these benefits, and sets payment amounts for survivors of veterans who were totally disabled for less than 10 years before death. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the bill, which received committee hearings in March 2025.
What’s in the bill (2 sections)
- Sec. 2. Increase in amount of dependency and indemnity compensation for
- Sec. 3. Modification of requirements for dependency and indemnity
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Note: the official CRS summary for this bill was written on 2025-02-18, but the bill text was revised on 2025-02-18T05:00:00Z. Provisions may have been added since the summary was written — the section list above reflects the current text.
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Activity timeline
Mar 11
Mar 11, 2025
Mar 11, 2025
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-35.
Feb 18
Feb 18, 2025
Feb 18, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 18
Feb 18, 2025
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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All 3 recorded actions since introduction · Source: Congress.gov
Mar 11
SENATECommittee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-35.
Feb 18
SENATERead twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 18
Introduced in Senate
All 7 cosponsors
5 Democrats · 1 Republican · 1 Independent
Democrats (5)
Republicans (1)
Independents (1)
Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]VT
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