U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025
Status: In committee, March 26, 2026
To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve benefits and services for surviving spouses, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve benefits and services for surviving spouses, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, February 5, 2025:
A BILL To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve benefits and services for surviving spouses, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Love Lives On Act of 2025 . SECTION 2. Modification of entitlement to veterans dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses who remarry Section 103(d) of title 38, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (2)(B)-- (A) by inserting (i) before The remarriage ; (B) in clause (i), as designated by subparagraph (A), by striking Notwithstanding the previous sentence and inserting the and (C) by adding at the end the following new and (2) in paragraph (5)-- (A) by striking subparagraph (A); and (B) by renumbering subparagraphs (B) through (E) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively. SECTION 3. Continued eligibility for Survivor Benefit Plan for certain surviving spouses who remarry Section 1450(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking An annuity and inserting the and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) Treatment of survivors of members who die on active duty The Secretary may not terminate payment of an annuity for a surviving spouse described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 1448(d)(1) solely because that surviving spouse remarries. In the case of a surviving spouse …
Sponsors
- Richard Hudson (R, HD-009) · primary sponsor
- Joseph Neguse (D, HD-CO-2)
- Derrick Van Orden (R, HD-003)
- Kelly Morrison (D, HD-003)
- Morgan Luttrell (R, HD-008)
- Ro Khanna (D)
- Gabe Amo (D, HD-RI-1)
- Salud Carbajal (D)
- Nikki Budzinski (D, 13)
- Sharice Davids (D, HD-003)
- Angela Craig (D, HD-MN-2)
- Andre Carson (D, HD-IN-7)
Latest actions
- : Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- : Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Subcommittee Hearings Held
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- : Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Marriage and family status, Military personnel and dependents, Veterans' pensions and compensation, Armed Forces and National Security
Common questions
- What is HB1004?
- HB1004 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Love Lives On Act of 2025.
- What does HB1004 do?
- In its own words: To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve benefits and services for surviving spouses, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB1004?
- In committee as of March 26, 2026. Latest action: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. (March 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1004?
- Richard Hudson (R, HD-009), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1004?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1004
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