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119-hr-3509119th Congress

Supporting Our Surviving Spouses Act

Sponsored By: Representative Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]

Introduced

Summary

Removes time limits for certain military survivor benefit claims. This bill would eliminate any statute of limitations for claims by survivors of members of the armed forces who died in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001 so those survivors could file for survivor benefits at any time. The change would apply only to claims filed on or after enactment and would not affect claims filed before enactment.

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No deadline to claim military survivor benefits

If enacted, survivors of service members who died in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001, could file federal survivor-benefit claims at any time. There would be no time limit for these claims. The change would only apply to claims filed on or after the date the bill becomes law. Claims filed before that date would not be changed.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]

ME • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 5/20/2025

  • Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 6/3/2025

  • Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5]

    WA • R

    Sponsored 6/24/2025

  • Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 6/24/2025

  • Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 6/24/2025

  • Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]

    MN • R

    Sponsored 7/16/2025

  • Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 7/16/2025

  • Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 7/23/2025

  • Rep. Gray, Adam [D-CA-13]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/15/2025

  • Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]

    IA • R

    Sponsored 10/6/2025

  • Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 10/6/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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