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Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act
Introduced Mar 31, 2025 by Sen. Margaret Wood Hassan
IntroducedCommitteeFloorCongressLaw
The Senate passed it. The House has to pass it before it can reach the President.
Latest action · Dec 19, 2025
Held at the desk.
What it does
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;
Read the full summary on Congress.govSummary by the Congressional Research Service.
Roll-call votes
No recorded roll-call vote on this bill — it may have passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record individual votes.
History
- Dec 19, 2025Held at the desk.
- Dec 19, 2025Received in the House.
- Dec 19, 2025Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 18, 2025Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8895; text: CR S8895)
- Dec 18, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 18, 2025Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 31, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Mar 31, 2025Introduced in Senate