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H.R. 1911 · 116th Congress

SFC Brian Woods Gold Star and Military Survivors Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 116th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

MWR WaltzSponsor
36 cosponsors · 10 D, 26 R

This bill expands benefits for survivors of members of the Armed Forces. Specifically, it

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 27, 2019

SFC Brian Woods Gold Star and Military Survivors Act

This bill expands benefits for survivors of members of the Armed Forces. Specifically, it

  • provides commissary and exchange privileges to a remarried former spouse;
  • provides continued eligibility for payment of an annuity to a spouse who remarries, including a surviving spouse who remarried before the age of 55 and before enactment of this bill;
  • allows payment of necessary expenses for the transportation of a decedent's remains to two locations (if the second is a national cemetery);
  • allows payment of financial assistance to civilian providers of child care or youth program services furnished to survivors of members who die in the line of duty while on active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty for training; and
  • provides continued eligibility of a remarried surviving spouse for payment of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation, including a surviving spouse who remarried before the age of 57 and before enactment of this bill.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: SFC Brian Woods Gold Star and Military Survivors Act

Latest action (Oct 22, 2019): Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 27, 2019

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.