S 410 United States Senate · 119th Congress

Love Lives On Act of 2025

The Love Lives On Act of 2025 modifies veterans' and military survivors' benefit rules to prevent remarriage from automatically ending eligibility. It directly affects surviving spouses of veterans or military members who remarried, ensuring they retain access to key benefits. Key provisions include: (1) preventing termination of veterans' dependency compensation (under 38 U.S.C. §1311/1562) due to remarriage; (2) stopping termination of military Survivor Benefit Plan annuities solely for remarriage, with specific rules for those who remarried before age 55; and (3) expanding TRICARE coverage to include remarried widows/widowers whose subsequent marriage ended (via death, divorce, or annulment). These changes restore or maintain benefits that were previously lost upon remarriage.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Last action Mar 18, 2026
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Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-35.
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 60 co-sponsors

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Party
State
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Photo of Jerry Moran
Jerry Moran
RRepublican
KS
n/a
Co
Photo of Adam B. Schiff
Adam B. Schiff
DDemocratic
CA
n/a
Co
Photo of Alex Padilla
Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
CA
n/a
Co
Photo of Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
MN
n/a
Co
Photo of Andy Kim
Andy Kim
DDemocratic
NJ
n/a
Co
Photo of Angela D. Alsobrooks
Angela D. Alsobrooks
DDemocratic
MD
n/a
Co
Photo of Angus S. King, Jr.
Angus S. King, Jr.
IIndependent
ME
n/a
Co
Photo of Ben Ray Luján
Ben Ray Luján
DDemocratic
NM
n/a
Co
Photo of Bernard Sanders
Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
VT
n/a
Co
Photo of Bill Cassidy
Bill Cassidy
RRepublican
LA
n/a
Co
Photo of Brian Schatz
Brian Schatz
DDemocratic
HI
n/a