United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 41 D · 18 R · 2 I cosponsors

S 410 — Love Lives On Act of 2025

Last action — Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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

Low chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 61 sponsors

    1 primary, 60 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (41 D · 18 R · 2 I) — cross-party backing.

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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

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

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

  3. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-35.

  4. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 60 co-sponsors · 486 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (60)

Not signed on (486)

486 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

veterans health-insurance
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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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