S. 410 Senate Armed Forces and National Security
Love Lives On Act of 2025
STAGE 2 OF 8 — COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION
Currently in the Senate. Last action: committee on veterans' affairs. ordered to be reported without amendment favorably on Mar 18, 2026.
- Senate Introduced in Senate Feb 5, 2025
- Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Feb 5, 2025
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Mar 11, 2025
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Mar 18, 2026
Cosponsors
60
Subjects
Marriage and family statusMilitary personnel and dependentsVeterans' pensions and compensation
Committees
- Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Markup By , Mar 18, 2026
- Hearings By (full committee) , Mar 11, 2025
- Hearings By (full committee) , Mar 11, 2025
- 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 Senate
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