119th Congress
S. 1204
Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Margaret Wood Hassan(D-NH)
- Introduced
- Mar 31, 2025
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- Official text
- Engrossed in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (8)
Original cosponsors (8)
- Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
- Eric Schmitt (R-MO)
- James Lankford (R-OK)
- John Cornyn (R-TX)
- John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO)
- Mark Kelly (D-AZ)
- Tim Kaine (D-VA)
- Tina Smith (D-MN)
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Passed Senate” version
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Dec 19, 2025 · House
Held at the desk. - Dec 19, 2025 · House
Received in the House. - Dec 19, 2025 · Senate
Message on Senate action sent to the House. - Dec 18, 2025 · Senate
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8895; text: CR S8895) - Dec 18, 2025
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. - Dec 18, 2025 · Senate
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. - Mar 31, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. - Mar 31, 2025
Introduced in Senate