Supporting Our Surviving Spouses Act

This bill removes the six-year deadline for certain survivor benefit claims against the U.S. government. If a service member died in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001, their survivors would be able to file these claims at any time, without a time limit. It also says this change applies to claims filed on or after the day the bill becomes law.

Key points:

• Who is affected: Survivors (such as spouses or family) of service members who died in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001.
• What changes: The six-year time limit to file certain survivor benefit claims is removed; there is no deadline anymore.
• When: Applies to claims filed on or after the date this becomes law.