Love Lives On Act of 2025
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Overview
The Love Lives On Act of 2025 aims to improve benefits and services for surviving spouses of military members and veterans. Specifically, it removes the bar on receiving benefits for remarried surviving spouses, ensures continued eligibility for the Survivor Benefit Plan, and expands the definition of a dependent under the TRICARE program to include remarried widows and widowers. This legislation seeks to provide greater stability and support for these individuals and their families.
Key provisions
- Removes the prohibition on receiving benefits for remarried surviving spouses of veterans and military members.
- Ensures continued eligibility for the Survivor Benefit Plan for surviving spouses who remarry.
- Allows the Department of Defense to resume annuity payments for remarried surviving spouses who were receiving them before age 55.
- Expands the definition of a dependent under the TRICARE program to include remarried widows and widowers whose subsequent marriages ended due to death, divorce, or annulment.
- Clarifies the application of the Survivor Benefit Plan to surviving spouses who remarried before the date of enactment.
Who is affected
- Surviving spouses of deceased military members and veterans
- The Department of Defense
- TRICARE beneficiaries
- Veterans Affairs
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