House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Caring for Survivors Act of 2025
Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and to expand eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation paid to certain survivors of certain veterans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Jahana Hayes D-CTWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 11, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 24, 2025 — Subcommittee Hearings Held
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2055.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. HAYES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 45, March 11, 2025, Page H1152):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 11, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2055, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2055
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
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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
134 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 130 Democrats
4 of 134 cosponsors (3%) are from the other party.
Gabe Amo (D-RI), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Troy Carter (D-LA), Greg Casar (D-TX), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Herbert Conaway (D-NJ), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Angie Craig (D-MN), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Danny Davis (D-IL), Donald Davis (D-NC), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA) and 104 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jahana Hayes.
- H.R. 6088 (119th) Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025
- H.R. 433 (119th) Department of Education Protection Act
- H.R. 5950 (119th) Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act of 2025
- H.R. 2195 (119th) Feed Hungry Veterans Act of 2025
- H.Res. 1255 (119th) Supporting the designation of the week of May 4 through May 8, 2026, as "Teacher Appreciation Week".
- H.Res. 297 (119th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that paraprofessionals and education support staff should have fair compensation…
Related bills
- H.R. 680 (119th) Caring for Survivors Act of 2025Identical bill
- S. 611 (119th) Caring for Survivors Act of 2025Identical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.