HR 1222
114th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Conflicts and wars
Disability and paralysis
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Marriage and family status
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Gold Star Fathers Act
Introduced: March 3, 2015
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 3, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Mar 3, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Gold Star Fathers Act
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Committees of jurisdiction
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