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S. 1204 Senate Armed Forces and National Security

Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act

Introduced
Mar 31, 2025
Sponsor
Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood (D-NH)
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STAGE 5 OF 8 — SENATE FLOOR

Currently in the Senate. Last action: held at the desk on Dec 19, 2025.

  1. Senate Introduced in Senate Mar 31, 2025
  2. Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Mar 31, 2025
  3. Senate Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. Dec 18, 2025
  4. Senate Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. Dec 18, 2025
  5. Senate Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8895; text: CR S8895) Dec 18, 2025
  6. Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Dec 19, 2025
  7. House Received in the House. Dec 19, 2025
  8. House Held at the desk. Dec 19, 2025

Cosponsors

8

Subjects

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

Committees

  • Veterans' Affairs Committee
    • [Discharged From, Dec 19, 2025]
    • [Referred To, Mar 31, 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: Passed Senate]

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