Love Lives On Act of 2025

Sponsored bySen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]KS· Introduced 5 February 2025

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Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

18 March 2026·4 months ago

Summary

Introduced in Senate · Updated 30 April 2025

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.

Timeline

4 actions

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
18 March 2026 · Committee
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
11 March 2025 · Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
5 February 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
5 February 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

60 cosponsors

Sponsor

Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]KS

Cosponsors

Democrat3570%
Republican1428%
Independent12%

Democrat:Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI]MI
Republican:Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]LA
Democrat:Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]CT
Democrat:Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]DE
Republican:Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]UT
Republican:Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]NE
Republican:Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]MS
Republican:Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]NC
Democrat:Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]WA
Democrat:Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]CA
Democrat:Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]WA
Democrat:Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]NM
Democrat:Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ]NJ
Republican:Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]LA
Democrat:Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]MA
Democrat:Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]NY
Democrat:Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]IL
Democrat:Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]AZ
Democrat:Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]OR
Democrat:Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]VT
Democrat:Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]MN
Republican:Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]WV
Democrat:Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]WI
Democrat:Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]CT
Republican:Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]MT
Republican:Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]ME
Democrat:Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]AZ
Democrat:Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]CO
Republican:Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]AR
Democrat:Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]OR
Democrat:Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]VA
Republican:Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN]IN
Republican:Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]KS
Democrat:Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD]MD
Democrat:Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]MI
Democrat:Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]NJ
Democrat:Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]GA
Independent:Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]ME
Democrat:Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]NH
Democrat:Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA]PA
Republican:Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]TX
Democrat:Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]RI
Democrat:Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]DE
Democrat:Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]CA
Democrat:Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]GA
Republican:Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]TX
Democrat:Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]HI
Democrat:Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]NM
Democrat:Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]NV
Democrat:Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]HI

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Classification

Policy area

Armed Forces and National Security

Legislative subjects

Marriage and family statusMilitary personnel and dependentsVeterans' pensions and compensation

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Veterans' Affairs Committee
Senate · Standing
- Referred To5 Feb 2025
- Hearings By (full committee)11 Mar 2025
- Hearings By (full committee)11 Mar 2025
- Markup By18 Mar 2026

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