119th Congress Armed Forces and National Security
H.R. 3031: Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act
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- Introduced (completed)
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Summary
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 Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Joe Neguse D-CO
Who scored on this bill
- 1Don Bacon SponsorIntroduced, drew cross-party cosponsors2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Don Bacon.
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- Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.