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HR 3031 · introduced · niche

Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act

What this bill does

  • Expands a Labor Department job training program to include spouses of deceased and disabled veterans.
  • Gold Star spouses and families of service members with service-connected disabilities gain access to career services.
  • No new funding mechanism specified; uses existing Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program infrastructure.

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  1. 01

    How would expanding the Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program to serve Gold Star spouses affect wait times and service quality for currently enrolled disabled veterans?

  2. 02

    What career services gaps currently exist for Gold Star spouses that this bill aims to address, and what evidence supports these specific needs?

  3. 03

    Since the bill uses existing program infrastructure without new funding, which current services or beneficiaries might receive reduced resources as a result?

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Sponsor · R-NE-2

Don Bacon

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Introduced 2025-06-11

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-06-11 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  2. 2025-05-12 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

  3. 2025-04-28 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. 2025-04-28 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  5. 2025-04-28 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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