S. 410 · In committee · Armed Forces and National Security

Love Lives On Act of 2025

Sponsor: Jerry Moran (R-KS)

What it does

• Remove remarriage as a bar to dependency and indemnity compensation and special pension benefits for surviving spouses of deceased service members and veterans.
• Prevent Department of Defense from terminating Survivor Benefit Plan annuities for remarried surviving spouses.
• Expand TRICARE eligibility to include remarried widows and widowers whose subsequent marriage ended by death, divorce, or annulment.

Official 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.

Latest action

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

Committee: Senate Veterans' Affairs