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119th Congress

H.R. 1004

Love Lives On Act of 2025

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
Richard Hudson(R-NC)
Introduced
Feb 5, 2025
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Committees
House Committee on Armed Services; House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Official text
Introduced in House · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (182)

Original cosponsors (5)

Added later (177)

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version

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.

Roll-call votes

No recorded votes on this bill.

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