Congress·In Committee·S. 410

Love Lives On Act of 2025

Senate Bill Would Let Surviving Military Spouses Keep Benefits After Remarriage

about 1 year ago·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Part of: Love Lives On Act of 2025

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Stalled

No legislative action in over 90 days.

↔Companion bill: Rep. Hudson Introduces the Love Lives On Act to Protect Benefits for Remarried Military Spouses

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Key Points

Would let many surviving spouses keep veterans’ monthly survivor payments even if they remarry.
Would stop the military from cutting off certain survivor annuity payments just because a surviving spouse remarries.
Would restart some previously stopped survivor annuity payments for spouses who remarried before age 55, starting about one year after the law takes effect.
Would widen military health coverage rules so a remarried widow or widower can be counted as a dependent again if that later marriage ends (death, divorce, or annulment).

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Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

How this policy affects specific groups of people

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Positive Impacts(7)

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Veterans Benefits

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Milestones

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Mar 11, 2025Senate

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

Feb 5, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Feb 5, 2025

Introduced in Senate

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

Votes

No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.

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Nasdaq·12 months ago

New Bill: Senator Jerry Moran introduces S. 410: Love Lives On Act of 2025

The Love Lives On Act of 2025 (S. 410) aims to allow surviving spouses of veterans to retain Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) and Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuities regardless of remarriage age. It also expands TRICARE definitions to include certain remarried widows.

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Coronado Times·about 2 months ago

Meet Your Neighbor: Kathy Prout’s dedication benefits thousands

Advocate Kathy Prout continues to push for the Love Lives On Act in 2026, which would allow military widows to remarry at any age and keep their benefits. The article notes that while some provisions have passed in other bills, the full legislation is still a top priority for survivors.

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