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HR 5059 114th Congress House

Love Lives On Act of 2016

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the definition of "surviving spouse" for purposes of the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 26, 2016 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Marriage and family statusSeparation, divorce, custody, supportVeterans' pensions and compensation
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May 13, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Apr 26, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 26, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 13, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Love Lives On Act of 2016

This bill amends the definition of a veteran's "surviving spouse," for the purpose of veterans benefits provisions, to eliminate the requirement that such person: (1) has not remarried; or (2) has not, since the death of the veteran and after September 19, 1962, lived with another person and held himself or herself out to be the other person's spouse.

The effective date of an award of specified veterans benefits to a surviving spouse based upon termination of a remarriage by death or divorce occurring before the date of enactment of this bill shall be the date of death, or the date the judicial decree or divorce becomes final, if an application therefor is received within one year of the remarriage's termination.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5059: Love Lives On Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5059/
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"H.R. 5059: Love Lives On Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5059/.
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H.R. 5059, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5059/.
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