S 410

Summary

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.

Bill status

Status

Reported

Sponsor

Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]

Cosponsors

60

Policy area

Armed Forces and National Security

Introduced

2025-02-05

Latest action

2026-03-18: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Committee referrals

• Veterans' Affairs Committee: Senate · Markup By · 2026-03-18
• Veterans' Affairs Committee: Senate · Hearings By (full committee) · 2025-03-11
• Veterans' Affairs Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2025-02-05

Recent actions

• 2026-03-18: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
• 2025-03-11: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-35.
• 2025-02-05: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
• 2025-02-05: Introduced in Senate