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HR 1004119th CongressIn Committee
Love Lives On Act of 2025
Introduced: Feb 5, 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-North Carolina)
Standard Summary
Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs
The Love Lives On Act modifies veterans benefits to allow surviving spouses to retain Dependency and Indemnity Compensation and Survivor Benefit Plan benefits after remarriage.
Key Points
- 1Allows surviving spouses to keep DIC benefits after remarriage
- 2Preserves Survivor Benefit Plan annuity for remarried spouses
- 3Extends Tricare eligibility to remarried widows/widowers
- 4Applies to survivors of active duty and veteran deaths
- 5Includes provisions for those who remarried before age 55
- 6Sponsored by bipartisan group of representatives
Impact Areas
Military and veteran surviving spousesDepartment of Veterans Affairs benefits programsTricare health insuranceMilitary families and survivor benefitsFederal retirement and survivor benefit systems
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