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Jul 23, 2025
Policy Area:
Armed Forces and National Security
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Jul 23, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Jul 23, 2025
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Jul 23, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 14, 2025 6:16 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4637 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4637
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for
certain benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs for veterans rated totally disabled at death to
certain surviving spouses.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 23, 2025
Ms. Brownley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for
certain benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs for veterans rated totally disabled at death to
certain surviving spouses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4637 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4637
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for
certain benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs for veterans rated totally disabled at death to
certain surviving spouses.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 23, 2025
Ms. Brownley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for
certain benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs for veterans rated totally disabled at death to
certain surviving spouses.
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 ``Veterans' Surviving Spouse Equity
Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2.
ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR
SURVIVORS OF CERTAIN VETERANS RATED TOTALLY DISABLED AT
TIME OF DEATH.
Subsection
(c) of
SURVIVORS OF CERTAIN VETERANS RATED TOTALLY DISABLED AT
TIME OF DEATH.
Subsection
(c) of
section 1318 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph
(1) , by striking
(or) ;
(2) in paragraph
(2) , by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``
(3) the surviving spouse--
``
(A) was married to the veteran for a period of
one year or more immediately preceding the veteran's
death; or
``
(B) lived with the veteran in the same household
for at least one year immediately preceding the
veteran's death and held themselves to the public as
the spouse of the veteran during such period,
regardless of whether the veteran or the surviving
spouse entered into another legal or religious marriage
during such period.
amended--
(1) in paragraph
(1) , by striking
(or) ;
(2) in paragraph
(2) , by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``
(3) the surviving spouse--
``
(A) was married to the veteran for a period of
one year or more immediately preceding the veteran's
death; or
``
(B) lived with the veteran in the same household
for at least one year immediately preceding the
veteran's death and held themselves to the public as
the spouse of the veteran during such period,
regardless of whether the veteran or the surviving
spouse entered into another legal or religious marriage
during such period.''.
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(1) in paragraph
(1) , by striking
(or) ;
(2) in paragraph
(2) , by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``
(3) the surviving spouse--
``
(A) was married to the veteran for a period of
one year or more immediately preceding the veteran's
death; or
``
(B) lived with the veteran in the same household
for at least one year immediately preceding the
veteran's death and held themselves to the public as
the spouse of the veteran during such period,
regardless of whether the veteran or the surviving
spouse entered into another legal or religious marriage
during such period.''.
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