S. 1204 Passed the Senate Armed Forces and National Security

Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain spouses eligible for services under the disabled veterans' outreach program, and for other purposes.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Introduced March 31, 2025 Cosponsors 8 (4 R, 4 D) Latest action December 19, 2025

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Dec 19, 2025 Held at the desk.
  2. Dec 19, 2025 Received in the House.
  3. Dec 19, 2025 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  4. Dec 18, 2025 Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8895; text: CR S8895)
  5. Dec 18, 2025 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  6. Dec 18, 2025 Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  7. Mar 31, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  8. Mar 31, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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