# 119-hr-3509: Supporting Our Surviving Spouses Act

119-hr-3509, Supporting Our Surviving Spouses Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME); status introduced (as of 2026-07-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3509
- Congress: 119
- Title: Supporting Our Surviving Spouses Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-19

## 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.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8] (R-TX), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gray, Adam [D-CA-13] (D-CA), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- No deadline to claim military survivor benefits: benefit, high. 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…

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- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3509 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3509)

## Related
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- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-979)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3509 (as of 2026-07-19).