United States · Bill · S
S. 3091 (116th)
Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2019
Introduced
18 December 2019
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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5 December 2025
Summary
Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2019 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.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 18 December 2019
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 18 December 2019
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 18 December 2019
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3091
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/3091