# 119-s-749: Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2025

119-s-749, Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-31).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-749
- As of: 2026-10-31
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-749
- Congress: 119
- Title: Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-26
- Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-31

## Summary

**Expands survivor compensation for veterans who die from ALS by removing the time-in-disease condition.** This bill would amend Title 38 U.S. Code section 1311(a)(2) so a veteran the Secretary determines died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is treated as meeting the higher-rate rule for dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) regardless of how long the veteran had ALS. The change would apply retroactively to veterans who died from ALS on or after October 1, 2022.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher DIC for ALS survivors: benefit, high. If enacted, this bill would let surviving spouses receive the higher Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) rate when the VA Secretary determines the veteran died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The higher rate would apply even if the veteran had ALS for only a short time. The rule w…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.
- 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.
- 119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former Senator for the State of Michigan.

## Sources
- [119-s-749 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/749)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1032)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
- [119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-801)
- [119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-755)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-749 (as of 2026-10-31).