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Neutral Bill Mar 16, 2026

Love Lives On Act of 2025

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.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1004

Henry Cuellar U.S. Representative Richard Hudson U.S. Representative Sponsor David Joyce U.S. Representative Cosponsor Donald Norcross U.S. Representative Cosponsor Austin Scott U.S. Representative Cosponsor Greg Stanton U.S. Representative Cosponsor Michael Turner U.S. Representative Cosponsor Charles (Chuck) Edwards U.S. Representative Cosponsor Veronica Escobar U.S. Representative Cosponsor J Hill U.S. Representative Cosponsor Kevin Kiley U.S. Representative Cosponsor Mike Thompson U.S. Representative Cosponsor Mike Ezell U.S. Representative Cosponsor C Franklin U.S. Representative Cosponsor Scott Peters U.S. Representative Cosponsor James Walkinshaw U.S. Representative Cosponsor Adelita Grijalva U.S. Representative Cosponsor John Rutherford U.S. Representative Cosponsor Lori Trahan U.S. Representative Cosponsor Carol Miller U.S. Representative Cosponsor Zachary (Zach) Nunn U.S. Representative Cosponsor Nanette Barragán U.S. Representative Cosponsor Jim Baird U.S. Representative Cosponsor Mike Carey U.S. Representative Cosponsor Wesley Hunt U.S. Representative Cosponsor Madeleine Dean U.S. Representative Cosponsor Jennifer McClellan U.S. Representative Cosponsor Wesley Bell U.S. Representative Cosponsor Betty McCollum U.S. Representative Cosponsor Richard Neal U.S. Representative Cosponsor Cory Mills U.S. Representative Cosponsor William Keating U.S. Representative Cosponsor Josh Riley U.S. Representative Cosponsor Mark Takano U.S. Representative Cosponsor Diana DeGette U.S. Representative Cosponsor Ashley Hinson U.S. Representative Cosponsor Laura Gillen U.S. Representative Cosponsor John Mannion U.S. Representative Cosponsor Gabriel (Gabe) Vasquez U.S. Representative Cosponsor Mike Haridopolos U.S. Representative Cosponsor

Armed Forces and National Security Military personnel and dependents Veterans' pensions and compensation Marriage and family status

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