Sgt. Walter F. Hartnett IV Green Star Veterans Service Act has not moved since its introduction on Nov 12, 2025, with cosponsors split almost evenly between the parties
IntroducedNov 12, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 59 words.
Sgt. Walter F. Hartnett IV Green Star Veterans Service Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to design and designate the Green Star Service Flag to identify next of kin of veterans who died of suicide on or after September 11, 2001. An individual who is next of kin of such a veteran may display the flag.
Context
- Committees
- House Judiciary Committee
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security: 268 of 6,567 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.1%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 21 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 278 words
- Latest action
- Nov 12, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]