119th Congress Armed Forces and National Security
S. 410: Love Lives On Act of 2025
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Summary
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.
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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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- John Cornyn R-TXOriginal
- Christopher Coons D-DEOriginal
- Tom Cotton R-AROriginal
- Ted Cruz R-TXOriginal
- Catherine Cortez Masto D-NVOriginal
- John Fetterman D-PAOriginal
- John Hickenlooper D-COOriginal
- Mazie Hirono D-HIOriginal
- Martin Heinrich D-NMOriginal
- Margaret Hassan D-NHOriginal
- Amy Klobuchar D-MNOriginal
- Angus King I-MEOriginal
- Lisa Murkowski R-AKOriginal
- Alejandro Padilla D-CAOriginal
- Mike Rounds R-SDOriginal
- Jacky Rosen D-NVOriginal
- Bernard Sanders I-VTOriginal
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NHOriginal
- Brian Schatz D-HIOriginal
- Chris Van Hollen D-MDOriginal
- Raphael Warnock D-GAOriginal
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RIOriginal
- Elizabeth Warren D-MAOriginal
- Jon Ossoff D-GA
- Cory Booker D-NJ
- Gary Peters D-MI
- Angela Alsobrooks D-MD
- Roger Marshall R-KS
- Jim Banks R-IN
- Mark Warner D-VA
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- John Boozman R-AR
- Michael Bennet D-CO
- Ruben Gallego D-AZ
- Susan Collins R-ME
- Tim Sheehy R-MT
- Christopher Murphy D-CT
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
- Shelley Capito R-WV
- Tina Smith D-MN
- Peter Welch D-VT
- Ron Wyden D-OR
- Mark Kelly D-AZ
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- John Kennedy R-LA
- Edward Markey D-MA
- Andy Kim D-NJ
- Ben Luján D-NM
- Maria Cantwell D-WA
- Adam Schiff D-CA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Thom Tillis R-NC
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- Pete Ricketts R-NE
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Lisa Blunt Rochester D-DE
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Bill Cassidy R-LA
- Elissa Slotkin D-MI
- Dan Sullivan R-AK
Who scored on this bill
- 1Jerry Moran SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reached a cosponsor milestone4 events+18
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Jerry Moran.
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- Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-35.
- Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.