Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2021

Summary

Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2021 This bill extends increased dependency and indemnity compensation to the surviving spouse of a veteran who dies from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease) regardless of how long the veteran had such disease prior to death. Under current law, such compensation is paid for a service-connected disability that was rated totally disabling for a continuous period of at least eight years immediately preceding death. For purposes of this bill, a surviving spouse is a person who was married to the veteran for a continuous period of eight years or longer prior to the veteran's death.

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Timeline

1. 19 October 2021

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 19 October 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 19 October 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 2 November 2021

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

   Source: Committee

5. 4 November 2021

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged.

   Source: Committee

6. 4 November 2021

   Vote

   Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 8.

   Source: Committee

7. 4 November 2021

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

• Introduced in House · 19 October 2021 · Download file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

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Sponsors

• Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Sponsor
• Colin Allred · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Kaiali'i Kahele · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsvr00 · Standing

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