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WydenSponsor2 cosponsors · 1 D, 1 R
1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- Senate Introduced Jan 8, 2015
- Senate Passed May 11, 2015
- House Passed Sep 28, 2015
- President To the President Sep 30, 2015
- President Signed Oct 7, 2015
- Law Oct 7, 2015
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Oct 7, 2015
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)
Gold Star Fathers Act of 2015
(Sec. 2) Includes as a preference eligible for federal employment purposes a parent (currently, the mother only) of either an individual who lost his or her life under honorable conditions while serving in the Armed Forces during a war, in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized, or during the period beginning April 28, 1952, and ending July 1, 1955, or a service-connected permanently and totally disabled veteran, if: (1) the spouse of such parent is totally and permanently disabled; or (2) such parent, when preference is claimed, is unmarried or legally separated from his or her spouse.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Gold Star Fathers Act of 2015
Latest action (Oct 7, 2015): Became Public Law No: 114-62.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jan 8, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced Jan 8, 2015
- Senate Passed May 11, 2015
- House Passed Sep 28, 2015
- President To the President Sep 30, 2015
- President Signed Oct 7, 2015
- Law Oct 7, 2015
No recorded floor vote found.