Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2018

Summary

Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2018 This bill extends increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid 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, which ALS is, for a continuous period of at least eight years immediately preceding death.)

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Timeline

1. 18 July 2018

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

   Source: Committee

2. 18 July 2018

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 18 July 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 18 July 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 18 July 2018 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 18 July 2018

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 18 July 2018

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 18 July 2018

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Sponsors

• Elizabeth Esty · D · Sponsor
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