S. 3746 · 118th Congress
Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act
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HassanSponsor9 cosponsors · 4 D, 5 R
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Cassidy
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Kelly
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Schmitt
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Cornyn
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Kaine
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Lankford
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Smith
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Moran
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Hickenlooper3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- Senate Introduced Feb 7, 2024
- Senate Passed Dec 2, 2024
This bill expands eligibility for the Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program to the spouses of certain veterans and members of the Armed Forces. Such program is administered by the Department of Labor and generally provides career and employment services to disabled veterans.
What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate · Dec 2, 2024
Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act
This bill expands eligibility for the Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program to the spouses of certain veterans and members of the Armed Forces. Such program is administered by the Department of Labor and generally provides career and employment services to disabled veterans.
The bill expands eligibility for the program to spouses of
- persons who died while members of the Armed Forces;
- persons who died of a service-connected disability;
- members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who, for more than 90 days, are listed as missing in action, captured by a hostile force, or forcibly detained or interned in the line of duty by a foreign government power;
- persons who have a total permanent disability resulting from a service-connected disability; and
- persons who died while an evaluated total disability was in existence.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act
Latest action (Dec 3, 2024): Held at the desk.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 7, 2024
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced Feb 7, 2024
- Senate Passed Dec 2, 2024
No recorded floor vote found.