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H.R. 9188 118th Congress House

Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain spouses eligible for services under the disabled veterans' outreach program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 30, 2024 Introduced by: Don Bacon Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Military personnel and dependentsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' pensions and compensation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Sep 11, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Jul 30, 2024
Introduced in House
Jul 30, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 Latest action September 11, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 4 Republican 4
R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Dec 18, 2024
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Dec 17, 2024
 R
Waltz, Michael
Florida · Sep 25, 2024
 R
Baird, James R.
Indiana · Sep 18, 2024
Phillips, Dean
· Sep 9, 2024
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Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · Aug 13, 2024
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jul 30, 2024
D'Esposito, Anthony
· Jul 30, 2024
Kuster, Ann
· Jul 30, 2024
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Nunn, Zachary
Iowa · Jul 30, 2024
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jul 30, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9188: Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-9188/
MLA
"H.R. 9188: Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-9188/.
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H.R. 9188, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-9188/.
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