HR 1004 · In progress · last action March 26, 2026
<p><strong>Love Lives On Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill extends entitlement for various benefit programs and services for surviving spouses of deceased members of the Armed Forces or veterans.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p>
Richard Hudson (R-NC)
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<p><strong>Love Lives On Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill extends entitlement for various benefit programs and services for surviving spouses of deceased members of the Armed Forces or veterans.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p>