Support for Remarried Surviving Spouses

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.

1. This bill allows surviving spouses of veterans to keep benefits even if they remarry. 2. It ensures that surviving spouses who remarried before age 55 can resume their benefits after their marriage ends. 3. The bill expands the definition of dependents to include remarried widows or widowers whose new marriage has ended. 4. It modifies rules around survivor benefits so that remarriage does not automatically cancel payments. 5. The bill aims to improve support for families affected by the loss of a veteran.