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S. 136 114th Congress Senate

Gold Star Fathers Act of 2015

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

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

Introduced: January 8, 2015 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 23 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 7, 2015
Became Public Law No: 114-62.
Oct 7, 2015
Signed by President.
Sep 30, 2015
Presented to President.
Sep 28, 2015
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 28, 2015
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6267)
Sep 28, 2015
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6267)
Sep 28, 2015
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 136.
Sep 28, 2015
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6267-6268)
Sep 28, 2015
Mr. Walberg moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Sep 18, 2015
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 199.
Sep 18, 2015
Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-263.
Jul 22, 2015
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jul 22, 2015
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 12, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
May 12, 2015
Received in the House.
May 12, 2015
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 11, 2015
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2763; text as passed Senate: CR S2763)
May 11, 2015
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2763; text as passed Senate: CR S2763)
May 5, 2015
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 67.
May 5, 2015
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 114-35.
Mar 4, 2015
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 8, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S103; text of measure as introduced: CR S103)
Jan 8, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 7, 2015

Became Public Law No: 114-62.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)

Gold Star Fathers Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) 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.

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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jan 13, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 136: Gold Star Fathers Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-136/
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