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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Caring for Survivors Act of 2025

S. 611Introduced Feb 18, 2025Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Official title: A bill 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: Sen. Richard Blumenthal D-CT
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 11, 2025 — Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-35.

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

7 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 5 Democrats, 1 independent

1 of 7 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.

Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), John Boozman (R-AR), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Patty Murray (D-WA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Richard Blumenthal.

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Sponsor’s state and district

Connecticut in Congress

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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.