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Love Lives On Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-3651| House 
| Updated: 4/16/2024
Dean Phillips

Dean Phillips

Democratic Representative

Minnesota

Cosponsors (84)
Ryan K. Zinke (Republican)John Garamendi (Democratic)Wiley Nickel (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Gabe Amo (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Jim Banks (Republican)Mike Garcia (Republican)David J. Trone (Democratic)Christopher R. Deluzio (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Greg Landsman (Democratic)Steven Horsford (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Maxwell Frost (Democratic)David Rouzer (Republican)Kathy E. Manning (Democratic)Andrea Salinas (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)John James (Republican)Donald G. Davis (Democratic)Frank J. Mrvan (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Thomas Massie (Republican)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Morgan Luttrell (Republican)Thomas H. Kean (Republican)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Nikki Budzinski (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)David P. Joyce (Republican)Joaquin Castro (Democratic)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Richard Hudson (Republican)Morgan McGarvey (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Brittany Pettersen (Democratic)Josh Harder (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Sharice Davids (Democratic)August Pfluger (Republican)Richard E. Neal (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Larry Bucshon (Republican)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Garret Graves (Republican)Eric Sorensen (Democratic)Andy Kim (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Seth Magaziner (Democratic)Derrick Van Orden (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Mary Sattler Peltola (Democratic)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Yadira Caraveo (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Tracey Mann (Republican)Jennifer A. Kiggans (Republican)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Mike Levin (Democratic)Lori Chavez-DeRemer (Republican)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee, Armed Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Love Lives On Act of 2023 This bill extends entitlement for various benefit programs and services for surviving spouses of deceased members of the Armed Forces or veterans. First, the bill removes the expiration on a surviving spouses' entitlement to educational assistance through the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship (Fry Scholarship). The bill also provides that the remarriage of a surviving spouse must not bar the furnishing of dependency and indemnity compensation to such spouse. Next, 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. Additionally, the bill provides commissary store and MWR retail facility (e.g., exchange store) access to surviving spouses regardless of the martial status of the spouse. Such spouses must be entitled to use such stores and facilities to the same extent and on the same basis as surviving spouses who did not remarry. The bill 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. Finally, the bill modifies the definition of a surviving spouse for purposes of veterans benefits to include same sex marriages.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-9287
Love Lives On Act of 2022
Apr 25, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-1266
Introduced in Senate
May 24, 2023
Introduced in House
May 24, 2023
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.
Jun 29, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Apr 10, 2024
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Apr 16, 2024
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Apr 16, 2024
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-9287
    Love Lives On Act of 2022


  • April 25, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-1266
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 24, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • May 24, 2023
    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.


  • June 29, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.


  • April 10, 2024
    Subcommittee Hearings Held


  • April 16, 2024
    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held


  • April 16, 2024
    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • S 118-1266: Love Lives On Act of 2023
Family relationshipsMarriage and family statusRetail and wholesale tradesStudent aid and college costsVeterans' pensions and compensation

Love Lives On Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-3651| House 
| Updated: 4/16/2024
Love Lives On Act of 2023 This bill extends entitlement for various benefit programs and services for surviving spouses of deceased members of the Armed Forces or veterans. First, the bill removes the expiration on a surviving spouses' entitlement to educational assistance through the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship (Fry Scholarship). The bill also provides that the remarriage of a surviving spouse must not bar the furnishing of dependency and indemnity compensation to such spouse. Next, 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. Additionally, the bill provides commissary store and MWR retail facility (e.g., exchange store) access to surviving spouses regardless of the martial status of the spouse. Such spouses must be entitled to use such stores and facilities to the same extent and on the same basis as surviving spouses who did not remarry. The bill 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. Finally, the bill modifies the definition of a surviving spouse for purposes of veterans benefits to include same sex marriages.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-9287
Love Lives On Act of 2022
Apr 25, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-1266
Introduced in Senate
May 24, 2023
Introduced in House
May 24, 2023
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.
Jun 29, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Apr 10, 2024
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Apr 16, 2024
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Apr 16, 2024
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-9287
    Love Lives On Act of 2022


  • April 25, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-1266
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 24, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • May 24, 2023
    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.


  • June 29, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.


  • April 10, 2024
    Subcommittee Hearings Held


  • April 16, 2024
    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held


  • April 16, 2024
    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Dean Phillips

Dean Phillips

Democratic Representative

Minnesota

Cosponsors (84)
Ryan K. Zinke (Republican)John Garamendi (Democratic)Wiley Nickel (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Gabe Amo (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Jim Banks (Republican)Mike Garcia (Republican)David J. Trone (Democratic)Christopher R. Deluzio (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Greg Landsman (Democratic)Steven Horsford (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Maxwell Frost (Democratic)David Rouzer (Republican)Kathy E. Manning (Democratic)Andrea Salinas (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)John James (Republican)Donald G. Davis (Democratic)Frank J. Mrvan (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Thomas Massie (Republican)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Morgan Luttrell (Republican)Thomas H. Kean (Republican)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Nikki Budzinski (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)David P. Joyce (Republican)Joaquin Castro (Democratic)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Richard Hudson (Republican)Morgan McGarvey (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Brittany Pettersen (Democratic)Josh Harder (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Sharice Davids (Democratic)August Pfluger (Republican)Richard E. Neal (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Larry Bucshon (Republican)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Garret Graves (Republican)Eric Sorensen (Democratic)Andy Kim (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Seth Magaziner (Democratic)Derrick Van Orden (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Mary Sattler Peltola (Democratic)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Yadira Caraveo (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Tracey Mann (Republican)Jennifer A. Kiggans (Republican)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Mike Levin (Democratic)Lori Chavez-DeRemer (Republican)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee, Armed Services Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • S 118-1266: Love Lives On Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Family relationshipsMarriage and family statusRetail and wholesale tradesStudent aid and college costsVeterans' pensions and compensation