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S. 514 112th Congress Senate

Gold Star Fathers Act of 2011

Official title: A bill to amend chapter 21 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that fathers of permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend chapter 21 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that fathers of permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in the civil service.

Introduced: March 8, 2011 Introduced by: Ron Wyden Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Conflicts and warsDisability and paralysisGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementMarriage and family statusVeterans' pensions and compensation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
May 9, 2011
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.
Mar 8, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1412)
Mar 8, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1411-1412)
Mar 8, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 9, 2011

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Gold Star Fathers Act of 2011 - Includes as a preference eligible for federal employment purposes a parent (currently, the mother only) of either an individual who lost his or her life under honorable conditions while serving in the Armed Forces during a war, in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized, or during the period beginning April 28, 1952, and ending July 1, 1955, or a service-connected permanently and totally disabled veteran, if: (1) the spouse of such parent is totally and permanently disabled; or (2) such parent, when preference is claimed, is unmarried or legally separated from his or her spouse.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4312 Gold Star Fathers Act of 2012
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Mar 9, 2011
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 8, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 514: Gold Star Fathers Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-514/
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