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H.R. 3031 House Armed Forces and National Security

Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act

Introduced
Apr 28, 2025
Sponsor
Rep. Bacon, Don (R-NE-2)
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STAGE 2 OF 8 — COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

Currently in the House. Last action: subcommittee hearings held on Jun 11, 2025.

  1. House Introduced in House Apr 28, 2025
  2. House Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Apr 28, 2025
  3. House Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. May 12, 2025
  4. House Subcommittee Hearings Held Jun 11, 2025

Cosponsors

1

Subjects

Military personnel and dependentsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' pensions and compensation

Committees

  • Veterans' Affairs Committee
    • [Referred To, Apr 28, 2025]

Summary

Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services ActThis 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 ofpersons 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; andpersons who died while an evaluated total disability was in existence.

[Summary as of: Introduced in House]

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