H.R. 1004 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Love Lives On Act of 2025
Cosponsors: 182 (129 D, 52 R, 1 other) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-09
Introduced: 2025-02-05
Latest action (2026-03-26): Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
What H.R. 1004 does, in plain terms
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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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