119-hr2264

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Service-Connected Suicide Compensation Act

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Introduced:
Mar 21, 2025
Policy Area:
Armed Forces and National Security

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4
Actions
10
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Summaries
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Apr 4, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Actions (4)

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Type: Committee | Source: House committee actions | Code: H11000
Apr 4, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100
Mar 21, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: Intro-H
Mar 21, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000
Mar 21, 2025

Subjects (1)

Armed Forces and National Security (Policy Area)

Text Versions (1)

Introduced in House

Mar 21, 2025

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Length: 1,840 characters Version: Introduced in House Version Date: Mar 21, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 16, 2025 6:06 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2264 Introduced in House

(IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2264

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to automatically pay dependency and indemnity
compensation to a survivor of a veteran with a service-connected mental
disorder who dies by suicide.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 21, 2025

Mr. Lawler (for himself and Mr. Conaway) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to automatically pay dependency and indemnity
compensation to a survivor of a veteran with a service-connected mental
disorder who dies by suicide.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.

This Act may be cited as the ``Service-Connected Suicide
Compensation Act''.
SEC. 2.
OF A VETERAN WITH A SERVICE-CONNECTED MENTAL DISORDER WHO
DIES BY SUICIDE.
Section 1310 (a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by inserting `` (1) '' before ``When''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: `` (2) The Secretary shall pay dependency and indemnity compensation to the surviving spouse, children, and parents of a veteran who the Secretary determines-- `` (A) has a mental disorder that is a service-connected disability; and `` (B) dies by suicide.

(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--

(1) by inserting ``

(1) '' before ``When''; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``

(2) The Secretary shall pay dependency and indemnity compensation
to the surviving spouse, children, and parents of a veteran who the
Secretary determines--
``
(A) has a mental disorder that is a service-connected
disability; and
``
(B) dies by suicide.''.
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