Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act has not moved since its introduction on Apr 28, 2025, with one cosponsor, a Democrat
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 140 words.
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.
- Committees
- House Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security: 268 of 6,567 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.1%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 191 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 196 words
- Subjects
- Military personnel and dependentsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' pensions and compensation
- Latest action
- Jun 11, 2025: Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th S. 1204 Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act D · Passed one chamber