Love Lives On Act of 2025
Latest action · Mar 26, 2026 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 184
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 5, 2025 to Nov 11, 2026; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WI | Derrick Van Orden | Original | Feb 5, 2025 |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Original | Feb 5, 2025 |
| D-MN | Kelly Morrison | Original | Feb 5, 2025 |
| R-TX | Morgan Luttrell | Original | Feb 5, 2025 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Feb 5, 2025 |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | Feb 6, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Feb 6, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Feb 7, 2025 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Feb 10, 2025 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Feb 11, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Feb 11, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Feb 12, 2025 | |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Feb 12, 2025 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Feb 12, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Feb 12, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Feb 13, 2025 | |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Feb 14, 2025 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Feb 14, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Feb 14, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Feb 18, 2025 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Feb 21, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Feb 21, 2025 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 24, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Feb 24, 2025 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Feb 24, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Feb 25, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Feb 25, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Feb 26, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Mar 4, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Mar 21, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Mar 21, 2025 | |
| R-MT | Ryan K. Zinke | Mar 21, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Janelle S. Bynum | Mar 25, 2025 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Mar 25, 2025 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| R-CO | Gabe Evans | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Apr 14, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Apr 17, 2025 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | May 1, 2025 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | May 5, 2025 | |
| R-WI | Scott Fitzgerald | May 5, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | May 6, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Sarah Elfreth | May 6, 2025 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | May 13, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | May 13, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | May 13, 2025 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | May 14, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | May 15, 2025 | |
| R-TX | August Pfluger | May 19, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | May 21, 2025 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | May 21, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jun 3, 2025 | |
| R-AK | Nicholas J. Begich III | Jun 3, 2025 | |
| D-AL | Shomari Figures | Jun 3, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Timothy M. Kennedy | Jun 3, 2025 | |
| R-MI | Tom Barrett | Jun 3, 2025 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Jun 4, 2025 | |
| D-MD | April McClain Delaney | Jun 11, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Jun 11, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Craig A. Goldman | Jun 12, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Laura Friedman | Jun 23, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Val T. Hoyle | Jul 2, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jul 14, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Greg Casar | Jul 14, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jul 14, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jul 14, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Dave Min | Jul 21, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Julie Johnson | Jul 22, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Laura Gillen | Jul 22, 2025 | |
| D-PR | Pablo José Hernández | Jul 22, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Jul 25, 2025 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Jul 29, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Aug 1, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Aug 1, 2025 | |
| R-KS | Derek Schmidt | Aug 15, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Nick LaLota | Aug 22, 2025 | |
| D-AZ | Yassamin Ansari | Aug 22, 2025 | |
| R-AZ | Juan Ciscomani | Sep 3, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Maxine Dexter | Sep 3, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | Sep 4, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Sep 16, 2025 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Sep 17, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Sep 18, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Jake Ellzey | Sep 19, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | Sep 19, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Sep 23, 2025 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Sep 23, 2025 | |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Sep 26, 2025 | |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Sep 26, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Sep 26, 2025 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Emily Randall | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Oct 8, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Oct 21, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Oct 21, 2025 | |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Oct 28, 2025 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Oct 28, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. | Oct 31, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Nov 10, 2025 | |
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | Nov 10, 2025 | |
| R-UT | Burgess Owens | Nov 19, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Max L. Miller | Nov 19, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Nov 20, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Hillary J. Scholten | Dec 10, 2025 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Dec 11, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Derek Tran | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Kristen McDonald Rivet | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jan 7, 2026 | |
| R-AZ | Abraham J. Hamadeh | Jan 14, 2026 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Jan 14, 2026 | |
| D-NH | Maggie Goodlander | Jan 16, 2026 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Jan 27, 2026 | |
| R-MP | Kimberlyn King-Hinds | Feb 2, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Feb 3, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| R-VA | John J. McGuire III | Feb 10, 2026 | |
| R-TN | Matt Van Epps | Feb 13, 2026 | |
| D-VA | Suhas Subramanyam | Feb 17, 2026 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Mar 3, 2026 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Mar 3, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Mar 3, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Mar 5, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Chuck Edwards | Mar 24, 2026 | |
| R-CA | Kevin Kiley | Mar 24, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Mar 24, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Mar 25, 2026 | |
| R-AR | J. French Hill | Mar 26, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Mar 26, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Mar 27, 2026 | |
| D-AZ | Adelita S. Grijalva | Apr 2, 2026 | |
| D-VA | James R. Walkinshaw | Apr 2, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Apr 2, 2026 | |
| R-MS | Mike Ezell | Apr 2, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Apr 2, 2026 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Apr 14, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Apr 14, 2026 | |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Apr 21, 2026 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Apr 21, 2026 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Apr 22, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Apr 23, 2026 | |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Apr 27, 2026 | |
| R-IA | Zachary Nunn | Apr 27, 2026 | |
| R-VA | Jennifer A. Kiggans | Apr 30, 2026 | |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | May 7, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | May 7, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | May 12, 2026 | |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | May 14, 2026 | |
| R-OH | Mike Carey | May 19, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Wesley Hunt | May 20, 2026 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | May 21, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | May 21, 2026 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| D-MO | Wesley Bell | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Cory Mills | Jun 3, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Jun 10, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Josh Riley | Jun 15, 2026 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Jun 15, 2026 | |
| R-IA | Ashley Hinson | Jul 15, 2026 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Jul 15, 2026 | |
| D-NY | John W. Mannion | Aug 3, 2026 | |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | Aug 17, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Mike Haridopolos | Aug 20, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Sep 10, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Sep 24, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Oct 22, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Nov 11, 2026 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Feb 5, 2025 |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 5, 2025 |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Mar 6, 2025Hearings Feb 3, 2026Markup Mar 26, 2026Reported Mar 26, 2026 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 26, 2026Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Mar 26, 2026Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Feb 3, 2026Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Mar 6, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Feb 5, 2025Introduced in House
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1434 | Mark Takano D-CA | Apr 7, 2025 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 24, February 5, 2025, page H505.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 119-56 | EXAMINING VA BENEFITS: PENSION AND FIDUCIARY, AND VA LIFE INSURANCE OPTIONS58 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Apr 21, 2026 |
| S. Hrg. 119-317 | LEGISLATIVE PRESENTATION OF DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS AND MULTI VSOs: MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, BLUE STAR FAMILIES, VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, NATIONAL CONGRESS OF AMERICAN INDIANS, SERVICE WOMEN'S ACTION NETWORK, GOLD STAR WIVES OF AMERICA, INC., BLACK VETERANS PROJECT216 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Feb 24, 2026 |
| Serial No. 119-46 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING151 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Feb 3, 2026 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 410 | Love Lives On Act of 2025 | Identical bill | Mar 18, 2026 |
| S 4744 | Take Care of America’s Veterans Act | Related bill | Jun 11, 2026 |
| HR 9237 | Take Care of America’s Veterans Act | Related bill | Nov 11, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve benefits and services for surviving spouses, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Love Lives On Act of 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 5, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
