Love Lives On Act of 2025
- Last Action
- 3/26/2026
Actions
- 2026-03-26Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- 2026-03-26Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 2026-02-03Subcommittee Hearings Held
- 2025-03-06Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- 2025-02-05Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2025-02-05Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2025-02-05Introduced in House
- 2025-02-05Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2025-02-05 (00)
Love Lives On Act of 2025
This bill extends entitlement for various benefit programs and services for surviving spouses of deceased members of the Armed Forces or veterans.
The bill provides that the remarriage of a surviving spouse must not bar the furnishing of dependency and indemnity compensation or special pension benefits to such spouse.
Additionally, the Department of Defense may not terminate the payment of an annuity for a surviving spouse under the Survivor Benefit Plan solely because the surviving spouse remarries.
The bill also expands the definition of a dependent under TRICARE to include a remarried widow or widower whose subsequent marriage has ended due to death, divorce, or annulment.
Cosponsors (20)
- Joe Neguse (D-CO)
- Derrick Van Orden (R-WI)
- Kelly Morrison (D-MN)
- Morgan Luttrell (R-TX)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Gabe Amo (D-RI)
- Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
- Nikki Budzinski (D-IL)
- Sharice Davids (D-KS)
- Angie Craig (D-MN)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Morgan McGarvey (D-KY)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Raul Ruiz (D-CA)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- John Larson (D-CT)
- Frank Mrvan (D-IN)
- Christopher Deluzio (D-PA)
Subjects
- Marriage and family status
- Military personnel and dependents
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
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