H.R. 5607: Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-10-19 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-10-19 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2021

Plain summary

Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2021 This bill extends increased dependency and indemnity compensation to the surviving spouse of a veteran who dies from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease) regardless of how long the veteran had such disease prior to death. Under current law, such compensation is paid for a service-connected disability that was rated totally disabling for a continuous period of at least eight years immediately preceding death. For purposes of this bill, a surviving spouse is a person who was married to the veteran for a continuous period of eight years or longer prior to the veteran's death.

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Official text

Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8] · 15 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5607, Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2021 (2022-01-12)

Cosponsors on this site

Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Jason Crow (D-CO)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8] reported raising $6.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr5607.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr5607 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117