House Bill
H.R. 4637
Veterans’ Surviving Spouse Equity Act of 2025
Primary Sponsor
Julia Brownley
D - CA
Cosponsors
0
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Policy Area
Summary
This bill expands eligibility for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits to surviving spouses of veterans who were rated 100% disabled at the time of death. Currently, strict requirements can disqualify surviving spouses. This bill adds a pathway for spouses married at least one year before the veteran's death, or who lived together as spouses for one year.
Latest Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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Veterans’ Surviving Spouse Equity Act of 2025
This bill expands eligibility for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits to surviving spouses of veterans who were rated 100% disabled at the time of death. Currently, strict requirements can disqualify surviving spouses. This bill adds a pathway
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This bill expands eligibility for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits to surviving spouses of veterans who were rated 100% disabled at the time of death. Currently, strict requirements can disqualify surviving spouses. This bill adds a pathway for spouses married at least one year before the veteran's death, or who lived together as spouses for one year.
- Bill Number
- 4637
- Introduced
- 12/19/2025
- Status
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Policy Area
- Armed Forces and National Security
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Fact Sheet
- Title
- Veterans’ Surviving Spouse Equity Act of 2025
- Bill Number
- 4637
- Sponsor
- No sponsor
- Status
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Introduced
- 12/19/2025
- Summary
- This bill expands eligibility for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits to surviving spouses of veterans who were rated 100% disabled at the time of death. Currently, strict requirements can disqualify surviving spouses. This bill adds a pathway for spouses married at least one year b
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