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Senate bill · S. 1204 (119th Congress)

Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act

U.S. Senate

Latest action Dec 19, 2025

Sponsor: Margaret Wood Hassan (U.S. Senator for New Hampshire, Democratic)

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Summary

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.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

House Committee on Veterans' Affairs · U.S. House of Representatives

Also referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs · U.S. Senate.

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Cosponsors

8

Cosponsors listed on Congress.gov, shown A to Z.

  • Democratic4
  • Republican4

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Full history

  1. Dec 19, 2025

    Introduced

    Held at the desk.

    U.S. Senate

  2. Dec 19, 2025

    Held at the desk.

  3. Dec 19, 2025

    Held at the desk.

  4. Dec 19, 2025

    Held at the desk.

  5. Dec 19, 2025

    Message on Senate Action Sent to the House.

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    U.S. Senate

Show full history (8 earlier events)
  1. Dec 19, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    Received in the House.

    U.S. House of Representatives

  2. Dec 18, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8895; text: CR S8895)

    U.S. Senate

  3. Dec 18, 2025

    In committee

    Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

    U.S. Senate

  4. Dec 18, 2025

    Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs Discharged by Unanimous Consent.

    Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

    U.S. Senate

  5. Mar 31, 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in U.S. Senate

    U.S. Senate

  6. Mar 31, 2025

    Referred to committee

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  7. Mar 31, 2025

    Referred to committee

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  8. Mar 31, 2025

    Referred to committee

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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