United States · Bill · S
S. 976 (117th)
Caring for Survivors Act of 2021
Introduced
25 March 2021
Last action
28 April 2021 · Committee
Status
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-137.
Sponsors
Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI], Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV], Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
29 May 2026
Summary
Caring for Survivors Act of 2021 This bill increases the monthly rate of dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses through the Department of Veterans Affairs. The bill also adjusts the amount payable to surviving spouses and children of veterans who were rated as totally disabled for a period of less than 10 years before their death.
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Timeline
25 March 2021
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
25 March 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
28 April 2021
Committee
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-137.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 25 March 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Caring for Survivors Act of 2023
- related to ← Caring for Survivors Act of 2021
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/976
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/976
- us · 117-s-976 · source updated 29 May 2026