S 611 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Caring for Survivors Act of 2025

Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Originated Senate Sponsor Richard Blumenthal D-CT

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 11, 2025 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-35.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 18, 2025
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Caring for Survivors Act of 2025

This bill increases the monthly rate of dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Dependency and indemnity compensation is a monthly payment made to eligible survivors (i.e., spouses, parents, or children) of (1) certain veterans who died as a result of a service-connected condition; (2) service members killed while on active military duty or active or inactive duty for training; or (3) veterans who did not die from a service-connected condition, but were totally disabled by a service-connected disability for a certain period of time.

The bill also (1) reduces, from 10 years to 5 years, the period of time that certain veterans must have been rated totally disabled due to a service-connected disability in order for a survivor to qualify for benefits; and (2) specifies the amount that is payable to survivors of veterans who were rated totally disabled for a period of less than 10 years before their death.

Cosponsors 7

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 18, 2025 to Oct 21, 2025, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ARJohn BoozmanOriginalFeb 18, 2025
D-WITammy BaldwinJun 3, 2025
I-VTBernard SandersJul 21, 2025
D-WAPatty MurraySep 17, 2025
D-ILTammy DuckworthSep 29, 2025
D-MAElizabeth WarrenSep 30, 2025
D-NJAndy KimOct 21, 2025

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 11, 2025Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
  2. Mar 11, 2025Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-35.
  3. Feb 18, 2025Introduced in Senate
  4. Feb 18, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Related bills 6

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 414Caring for Survivors Act of 2023Cross-Congress related billApr 26, 2023
HR 680Caring for Survivors Act of 2025Identical billFeb 26, 2025
S 976Caring for Survivors Act of 2021Cross-Congress related billApr 28, 2021
HR 1083Caring for Survivors Act of 2023Cross-Congress related billApr 16, 2024
HR 2055Caring for Survivors Act of 2025Identical billJun 24, 2025
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Subjects

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  1. Feb 18, 2025Introduced in Senate

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