119th Congress Armed Forces and National Security
S. 1204: Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act
Passed Senate
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed Senate (completed)
- Passed House (not reached)
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- Became law (not reached)
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
- John Cornyn R-TXOriginal
- Bill Cassidy R-LAOriginal
- John Hickenlooper D-COOriginal
- Mark Kelly D-AZOriginal
- Timothy Kaine D-VAOriginal
- James Lankford R-OKOriginal
- Tina Smith D-MNOriginal
- Eric Schmitt R-MOOriginal
Who scored on this bill
- 1Margaret Hassan SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, discharged, passed Senate4 events+60
- 2Bill CassidyCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2John CornynCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2John HickenlooperCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Timothy KaineCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History
- Passed the Senate by unanimous consent.
- Introduced in the Senate by Margaret Hassan.
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- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Received in the House.
- Held at the desk.
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8895; text: CR S8895)
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.