{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-1004","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":1004,"title":"Love Lives On Act of 2025","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-02-05","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"H001067","fullName":"Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9]","party":"R","state":"NC","district":9}],"cosponsorsCount":153,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-03-26","text":"Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote."},"policyArea":"Armed Forces and National Security","subjects":["Marriage and family status","Military personnel and dependents","Veterans' pensions and compensation"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-03-26","text":"Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-26","text":"Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-03","text":"Subcommittee Hearings Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-06","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-05","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-05","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-05","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-05","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Love Lives On Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill extends entitlement for various benefit programs and services for surviving spouses of deceased members of the Armed Forces or veterans.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p>","updateDate":"2026-04-15T08:06:01Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":519,"ts":"2026-04-15T14:56:50.349Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Love%20Lives%20On%20Act%20of%202025"}]}}