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Gulf War Survivor Benefits Update Act of 2025
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the delimiting date for certain benefits for surviving spouses of Persian Gulf War veterans under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill amends veterans benefits law to change the deadline for surviving spouses of Persian Gulf War veterans to claim certain Department of Veterans Affairs benefits. The bill replaces a fixed date of January 1, 2001 with a new deadline calculated as ten years and one day after the official end of the Persian Gulf War, as determined by Presidential proclamation or law.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
1 cosponsor
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN)
Actions (3)
- Jan 23, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. · house
- Dec 17, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- Dec 17, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 17, 2025
Mr. Pappas (for himself and Mr. Yakym) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the delimiting date for certain benefits for surviving spouses of Persian Gulf War veterans under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Gulf War Survivor Benefits Update Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS DELIMITING DATE FOR CERTAIN BENEFITS FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES OF PERSIAN GULF WAR VETERANS.
Section 1541(f)(1)(E) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking “January 1, 2001” and inserting “the date that is ten years and one day after the date of the termination of the Persian Gulf War, as prescribed by Presidential proclamation or law”. <all>
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