HR 1911
116th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Cemeteries and funerals
Child care and development
Family services
Marriage and family status
Military facilities and property
Military personnel and dependents
Retail and wholesale trades
Transportation costs
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Veterans' pensions and compensation
SFC Brian Woods Gold Star and Military Survivors Act
Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 22, 2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 29, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Mar 28, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 27, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 27, 2019
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
SFC Brian Woods Gold Star and Military Survivors Act
This bill expands benefits for survivors of members of the Armed Forces. Specifically, it
- provides commissary and exchange privileges to a remarried former spouse;
- provides continued eligibility for payment of an annuity to a spouse who remarries, including a surviving spouse who remarried before the age of 55 and before enactment of this bill;
- allows payment of necessary expenses for the transportation of a decedent's remains to two locations (if the second is a national cemetery);
- allows payment of financial assistance to civilian providers of child care or youth program services furnished to survivors of members who die in the line of duty while on active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty for training; and
- provides continued eligibility of a remarried surviving spouse for payment of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation, including a surviving spouse who remarried before the age of 57 and before enactment of this bill.
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Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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Cosponsors
29
D
Lee, Susie
Davis, Rodney
Maloney, Sean
Wenstrup, Brad
Ratcliffe, John
Stivers, Steve
Hartzler, Vicky
D
Panetta, Jimmy
R
Latta, Robert E.
R
Hudson, Richard
R
Buchanan, Vern
R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
R
Dunn, Neal P.
R
Mast, Brian J.
Meadows, Mark
R
Wilson, Joe
Lamb, Conor
D
Kim, Andy
R
Rogers, Mike D.
D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Mitchell, Paul
D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
D
Crow, Jason
D
Golden, Jared F.
Taylor, Van
R
Timmons, William R.
R
Turner, Michael R.
R
Bacon, Don
D
Moulton, Seth
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1911: SFC Brian Woods Gold Star and Military Survivors Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1911/
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