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S 2088 115th Congress Senate 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 7, 2017 Introduced by: Fischer, Deb Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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Nov 7, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Nov 7, 2017
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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 7, 2017

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
  • HR 3897 Identical bill Gold Star Family Support and Installation Access Act of 2017
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 5 Republican 4 Independent 1
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Apr 9, 2018
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Dec 21, 2017
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Dec 19, 2017
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Dec 11, 2017
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Dec 1, 2017
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Nov 15, 2017
 R
Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Nov 15, 2017
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Nov 15, 2017
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Nov 15, 2017
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Nov 15, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2088: Gold Star Family Support and Installation Access Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2088/
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