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HR 3897 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Cemeteries and funerals Department of Defense Military facilities and property Military personnel and dependents Monuments and memorials Retail and wholesale trades

Gold Star Family Support and Installation Access Act of 2017

Introduced: November 1, 2017 Introduced by: Bacon, Don Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 8, 2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Nov 7, 2017
Committee on Armed Services discharged.
Nov 7, 2017
Mr. Bacon asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Nov 7, 2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 7, 2017
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H8545)
Nov 7, 2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H8545)
Nov 7, 2017
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H8545)
Oct 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Oct 2, 2017
Introduced in House
Oct 2, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Gold Star Family Support and Installation Access Act of 2017

This bill directs the appropriate military department to issue a standardized Gold Star Installation Access Card to the widow and dependent children of a deceased member of the Armed Forces to allow them to gain unescorted access to military installations to attend memorial events, visit gravesites, and obtain on-installation services and benefits.

The Department of Defense shall prescribe regulations to provide that a surviving spouse of a deceased member, regardless of martial status, who has guardianship of dependent children of the deceased member, is entitled to use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities to the same extent and on the same basis as the unremarried spouse of a member of the uniformed services.

What's happening now November 8, 2017

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5515 Related bill John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
  • S 2088 Identical bill Gold Star Family Support and Installation Access Act of 2017
 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 56
All 56 Democratic 13 Republican 23
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Arrington, Jodey C.
Texas · Nov 6, 2017
Comstock, Barbara
· Nov 6, 2017
Handel, Karen
· Nov 6, 2017
Jenkins, Evan
· Nov 6, 2017
JOHNSON, SAM
· Nov 6, 2017
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Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Nov 6, 2017
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Nov 6, 2017
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Nov 6, 2017
Young, David
· Nov 6, 2017
Poliquin, Bruce
· Nov 3, 2017
 R
Kelly, Trent
Mississippi · Nov 2, 2017
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· Nov 2, 2017
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Nov 2, 2017
Abraham, Ralph
· Nov 1, 2017
Byrne, Bradley
· Nov 1, 2017
Collins, Doug
· Nov 1, 2017
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Nov 1, 2017
Donovan, Daniel
· Nov 1, 2017
Duffy, Sean
· Nov 1, 2017
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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Nov 1, 2017
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Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Nov 1, 2017
Pittenger, Robert
· Nov 1, 2017
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Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Nov 1, 2017
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Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Nov 1, 2017
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Oct 31, 2017
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Oct 31, 2017
Knight, Stephen
· Oct 31, 2017
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Oct 31, 2017
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Scott, Austin
Georgia · Oct 31, 2017
Shuster, Bill
· Oct 31, 2017
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Banks, Jim
Indiana · Oct 27, 2017
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Garamendi, John
California · Oct 27, 2017
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Kustoff, David
Tennessee · Oct 27, 2017
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Oct 27, 2017
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Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Oct 25, 2017
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Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Oct 25, 2017
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Oct 25, 2017
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Oct 25, 2017
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Oct 25, 2017
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Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Oct 19, 2017
Cook, Paul
· Oct 19, 2017
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Oct 19, 2017
Rice, Tom
· Oct 19, 2017
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Oct 19, 2017
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Oct 19, 2017
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Oct 19, 2017
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Oct 12, 2017
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 11, 2017
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· Oct 11, 2017
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Oct 2, 2017
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