S 410 — Love Lives On Act of 2025
Last action — Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 05, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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In Committee
Current position in the legislative process.
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61 sponsors
1 primary, 60 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 3 parties (41 D · 18 R · 2 I) — cross-party backing.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Love Lives On Act of 2025This 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 Text
- Introduced Introduced in Senate Current html February 05, 2025
Action History
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Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-35.
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Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Sponsors
- Jerry Moran · Primary
- Raphael G. Warnock · Cosponsor
- Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor
- Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor
- Tom Cotton · Cosponsor
- Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor
- Mike Rounds · Cosponsor
- John Fetterman · Cosponsor
- John Cornyn · Cosponsor
- Mazie K. Hirono · Cosponsor
- Ted Cruz · Cosponsor
- John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor
- Sheldon Whitehouse · Cosponsor
- Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor
- Elizabeth Warren · Cosponsor
- Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor
- Alex Padilla · Cosponsor
- Brian Schatz · Cosponsor
- King, Angus S., Jr. · Cosponsor
- Bernard Sanders · Cosponsor
- Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor
- Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor
- Jeanne Shaheen · Cosponsor
- Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor
- Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor
- Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor
- Gary C. Peters · Cosponsor
- Angela D. Alsobrooks · Cosponsor
- Roger Marshall · Cosponsor
- Jim Banks · Cosponsor
- Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor
- Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor
- John Boozman · Cosponsor
- Michael F. Bennet · Cosponsor
- Ruben Gallego · Cosponsor
- Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor
- Tim Sheehy · Cosponsor
- Christopher Murphy · Cosponsor
- Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor
- Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor
- Tina Smith · Cosponsor
- Peter Welch · Cosponsor
- Ron Wyden · Cosponsor
- Mark Kelly · Cosponsor
- Tammy Duckworth · Cosponsor
- Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor
- John Kennedy · Cosponsor
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor
- Andy Kim · Cosponsor
- Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor
- Maria Cantwell · Cosponsor
- Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor
- Thomas Tillis · Cosponsor
- Patty Murray · Cosponsor
- Cindy Hyde-Smith · Cosponsor
- Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor
- Mike Lee · Cosponsor
- Lisa Blunt Rochester · Cosponsor
- Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor
- Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor
- Elissa Slotkin · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 60 co-sponsors · 486 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Moran, Jerry Republican
Co-sponsors (60)
- Warnock, Raphael G. Democratic
- Murkowski, Lisa Republican
- Cortez Masto, Catherine Democratic
- Cotton, Tom Republican
- Heinrich, Martin Democratic
- Rounds, Mike Republican
- Fetterman, John Democratic
- Cornyn, John Republican
- Hirono, Mazie K. Democratic
- Cruz, Ted Republican
- Hickenlooper, John W. Democratic
- Whitehouse, Sheldon Democratic
- Rosen, Jacky Democratic
- Warren, Elizabeth Democratic
- Hassan, Margaret Wood Democratic
- Padilla, Alex Democratic
- Schatz, Brian Democratic
- King, Angus S., Jr. Independent
- Sanders, Bernard Independent
- Van Hollen, Chris Democratic
- Coons, Christopher A. Democratic
- Shaheen, Jeanne Democratic
- Klobuchar, Amy Democratic
- Ossoff, Jon Democratic
- Booker, Cory A. Democratic
- Peters, Gary C. Democratic
- Alsobrooks, Angela D. Democratic
- Marshall, Roger Republican
- Banks, Jim Republican
- Warner, Mark R. Democratic
- Merkley, Jeff Democratic
- Boozman, John Republican
- Bennet, Michael F. Democratic
- Gallego, Ruben Democratic
- Collins, Susan M. Republican
- Sheehy, Tim Republican
- Murphy, Christopher Democratic
- Baldwin, Tammy Democratic
- Capito, Shelley Moore Republican
- Smith, Tina Democratic
- Welch, Peter Democratic
- Wyden, Ron Democratic
- Kelly, Mark Democratic
- Duckworth, Tammy Democratic
- Markey, Edward J. Democratic
- Kennedy, John Republican
- Gillibrand, Kirsten E. Democratic
- Kim, Andy Democratic
- Luján, Ben Ray Democratic
- Cantwell, Maria Democratic
- Schiff, Adam B. Democratic
- Tillis, Thomas Republican
- Murray, Patty Democratic
- Hyde-Smith, Cindy Republican
- Ricketts, Pete Republican
- Lee, Mike Republican
- Blunt Rochester, Lisa Democratic
- Blumenthal, Richard Democratic
- Cassidy, Bill Republican
- Slotkin, Elissa Democratic
Not signed on (486)
486 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does S 410 do?
- Love Lives On Act of 2025This 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.
- Who sponsors S 410?
- S 410 is sponsored by Moran, Jerry (Republican), Warnock, Raphael G. (Democratic), Murkowski, Lisa (Republican), Cortez Masto, Catherine (Democratic), Cotton, Tom (Republican), Heinrich, Martin (Democratic), Rounds, Mike (Republican), Fetterman, John (Democratic), Cornyn, John (Republican), Hirono, Mazie K. (Democratic), Cruz, Ted (Republican), Hickenlooper, John W. (Democratic), Whitehouse, Sheldon (Democratic), Rosen, Jacky (Democratic), Warren, Elizabeth (Democratic), Hassan, Margaret Wood (Democratic), Padilla, Alex (Democratic), Schatz, Brian (Democratic), King, Angus S., Jr. (Independent), Sanders, Bernard (Independent), Van Hollen, Chris (Democratic), Coons, Christopher A. (Democratic), Shaheen, Jeanne (Democratic), Klobuchar, Amy (Democratic), Ossoff, Jon (Democratic), Booker, Cory A. (Democratic), Peters, Gary C. (Democratic), Alsobrooks, Angela D. (Democratic), Marshall, Roger (Republican), Banks, Jim (Republican), Warner, Mark R. (Democratic), Merkley, Jeff (Democratic), Boozman, John (Republican), Bennet, Michael F. (Democratic), Gallego, Ruben (Democratic), Collins, Susan M. (Republican), Sheehy, Tim (Republican), Murphy, Christopher (Democratic), Baldwin, Tammy (Democratic), Capito, Shelley Moore (Republican), Smith, Tina (Democratic), Welch, Peter (Democratic), Wyden, Ron (Democratic), Kelly, Mark (Democratic), Duckworth, Tammy (Democratic), Markey, Edward J. (Democratic), Kennedy, John (Republican), Gillibrand, Kirsten E. (Democratic), Kim, Andy (Democratic), Luján, Ben Ray (Democratic), Cantwell, Maria (Democratic), Schiff, Adam B. (Democratic), Tillis, Thomas (Republican), Murray, Patty (Democratic), Hyde-Smith, Cindy (Republican), Ricketts, Pete (Republican), Lee, Mike (Republican), Blunt Rochester, Lisa (Democratic), Blumenthal, Richard (Democratic), Cassidy, Bill (Republican), and Slotkin, Elissa (Democratic).
- What is the current status of S 410?
- This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 05, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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