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H.R. 3367 117th Congress House

Gold Star Children Act

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that children of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be preference eligible for purposes o… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that children of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be preference eligible for purposes of appointments in the civil service, and for other purpose.

Introduced: May 28, 2021 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Disability and paralysisGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementMilitary personnel and dependentsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 25, 2021
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 25, 2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 20, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
May 20, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 25, 2021

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Gold Star Children Act

This bill broadens the categories of individuals eligible for veterans' preference in the civil service.

Specifically, it makes children of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans eligible for veterans' preference treatment in the federal civil service.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 26
All 26 Democratic 12 Republican 7
D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Dec 22, 2022
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Feb 22, 2022
Axne, Cynthia
· Feb 15, 2022
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Oct 21, 2021
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Sep 7, 2021
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jul 26, 2021
Phillips, Dean
· Jul 26, 2021
 R
Kim, Young
California · Jun 23, 2021
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Golden, Jared F.
Maine · May 28, 2021
Kahele, Kaiali'i
· May 28, 2021
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · May 28, 2021
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · May 28, 2021
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · May 20, 2021
 R
Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · May 20, 2021
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · May 20, 2021
 R
Franklin, Scott
Florida · May 20, 2021
Garcia, Mike
· May 20, 2021
Kinzinger, Adam
· May 20, 2021
Luria, Elaine
· May 20, 2021
Meijer, Peter
· May 20, 2021
 R
Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · May 20, 2021
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · May 20, 2021
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · May 20, 2021
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · May 20, 2021
 R
Waltz, Michael
Florida · May 20, 2021
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · May 20, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3367: Gold Star Children Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3367/
MLA
"H.R. 3367: Gold Star Children Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3367/.
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H.R. 3367, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3367/.
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[H.R. 3367: Gold Star Children Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3367/)
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