{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-2055","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":2055,"title":"Caring for Survivors Act of 2025","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-03-11","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"H001081","fullName":"Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]","party":"D","state":"CT","district":5}],"cosponsorsCount":111,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-06-24","text":"Subcommittee Hearings Held"},"policyArea":"Armed Forces and National Security","subjects":["Employee hiring","Employment and training programs","Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-06-24","text":"Subcommittee Hearings Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-27","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-11","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-11","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-11","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Caring for Survivors Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill increases the monthly rate of dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p>","updateDate":"2026-04-15T19:06:20Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":576,"ts":"2026-04-19T10:18:01.206Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Caring%20for%20Survivors%20Act%20of%202025"}]}}