S. 1266 · 118th Congress

Lets surviving military and veteran spouses who remarry keep certain benefits

Official title: Love Lives On Act of 20231

Never got a floor voteVeterans' disability and survivor benefitsSame-sex marriage

§1What it does

Why this matters: A plain-English description of the bill as it was voted on, written by us from the official summary and text.

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This bill would expand benefits for surviving spouses of deceased service members and veterans, including by ending rules that cut off certain benefits when a surviving spouse remarries.2,3 Remarriage would no longer bar dependency and indemnity compensation, a monthly VA payment to survivors, or end Survivor Benefit Plan annuity payments, and remarried surviving spouses would keep access to military commissaries and exchange stores.3 It would also remove the time limit on surviving spouses' use of the Fry Scholarship for education, let a remarried widow or widower whose later marriage ended qualify again for TRICARE military health coverage, and define surviving spouses for veterans benefits to include same-sex marriages.3

§2Status

StatusLatest action, April 25, 2023: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.1
IntroducedApril 25, 2023
SponsorSen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Cosponsors40 cosponsors (28 Democratic, 10 Republican, 2 independent)
Official recordS. 1266 on Congress.gov

§3It never got a vote

Why this matters: This bill had wide support from both parties, but it never reached the House or Senate floor, so no member of Congress was ever recorded voting for or against it.

Latest action, April 25, 2023: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.1 How bills die without a vote.

2026 candidates who sponsored or cosponsored it (10)