# 119-hr-2264: Service-Connected Suicide Compensation Act

119-hr-2264, Service-Connected Suicide Compensation Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2264
- Congress: 119
- Title: Service-Connected Suicide Compensation Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-03-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Guarantees DIC to survivors when a veteran's suicide is linked to a service-connected mental disorder.** This bill would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay Dependency and Indemnity Compensation to a veteran's surviving spouse, children, and parents once the Secretary determines the veteran had a service-connected mental disorder and died by suicide. - Families: Surviving spouses, children, and parents would become eligible for an automatic DIC payment after the VA Secretary makes the required determinations. This ties survivor support directly to a finding of a service-connected mental disorder and suicide. - VA administration: Creates an affirmative obligation for the Secretary to pay DIC in those cases while otherwise leaving the existing DIC eligibility framework in place. - Payment details: The bill text does not specify payment amounts, timing, procedural steps, or how payments would be funded.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ), 2025-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2025-12-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- VA survivor payments after service-connected suicide: benefit, high. This bill would require the VA to pay survivor benefits in certain suicide cases. A surviving spouse, child, or parent would receive VA dependency and indemnity compensation. This would apply only if the VA decides the veteran had a service‑connected mental disorder and died by suicide. Payments wo…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-2264 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2264)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2264 (as of 2026-04-21).