House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2025
Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid to surviving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, regardless of how long the veterans had such disease prior to death.
Sponsor: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick R-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 3, 2026 — Subcommittee Hearings Held
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1685.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FITZPATRICK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 39, February 27, 2025, Page H919):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 27, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1685, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1685
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 18, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
32 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 25 Democrats
25 of 32 cosponsors (78%) are from the other party.
Becca Balint (D-VT), Michael Baumgartner (R-WA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Jason Crow (D-CO), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Wesley Hunt (R-TX), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Susie Lee (D-NV), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Cory Mills (R-FL), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Josh Riley (D-NY), Deborah Ross (D-NC), Bradley Schneider (D-IL), Jill Tokuda (D-HI), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ) and 2 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick.
- H.R. 3535 (119th) Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act
- H.R. 4993 (119th) Joe Fiandra Access to Home Infusion Act of 2025
- H.R. 8844 (119th) U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act
- H.R. 1065 (119th) Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
- H.R. 2253 (119th) Puppy Protection Act of 2025
- H.R. 1684 (119th) PAST Act of 2025
Related bills
- H.R. 3001 (119th) To advance commonsense priorities.Related bill
- H.R. 5827 (119th) To advance bipartisan, common sense solutions.Related bill
- H.R. 6636 (119th) To advance sensible priorities.Related bill
- S. 749 (119th) Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2025Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.