H.R. 1004 House Armed Forces and National Security
Love Lives On Act of 2025
STAGE 2 OF 8 — COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION
Currently in the House. Last action: forwarded by subcommittee to full committee by voice vote on Mar 26, 2026.
- House Introduced in House Feb 5, 2025
- House Referred 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. Feb 5, 2025
- House Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Mar 6, 2025
- House Subcommittee Hearings Held Feb 3, 2026
- House Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Mar 26, 2026
- House Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. Mar 26, 2026
Cosponsors
175
Subjects
Marriage and family statusMilitary personnel and dependentsVeterans' pensions and compensation
Committees
- Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Referred To , Feb 5, 2025
- Armed Services Committee
- Referred To , Feb 5, 2025
Summary
Love Lives On Act of 2025This 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.
Summary as of: Introduced in House
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