119 HR 3509 IH: Supporting Our Surviving Spouses Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-05-20 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3509IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 20, 2025Mr. Golden of Maine (for himself and Mr. Luttrell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo remove the six-year statute of limitations on certain claims against the United States Government by survivors of members of the Armed Forces who died in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Supporting Our Surviving Spouses Act.

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Removing statute of limitations on certain claims against United States Government

(a)

In general

Section 3702(b)(1) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1)in subparagraph (A), by striking or at the end; (2)in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or; and (3)by adding at the end the following: (C)a claim for survivor benefits under subsection (a)(1)(A) by a survivor of a member of the armed forces who died in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001, in which case no time limitation for the receipt of such claim shall apply.. (b)

Applicability date

The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a claim filed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.