H.R. 3367 – Gold Star Children Act

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The Gold Star Children Act would amend the civil‑service hiring rules to give preference eligibility to children—biological, adopted, step, or foster—of veterans who either died honorably in service or are permanently and totally disabled due to service. This preference applies when the government makes civil‑service appointments, helping these children compete for federal jobs.

Key Provisions

Adds a new subparagraph (I) to 5 U.S.C. §2108(3) defining children of veterans who died honorably or are permanently totally disabled as preference‑eligible for civil‑service appointments.
Makes minor punctuation edits (removing an extra “and” and adding an “and”) to integrate the new subparagraph into the existing code.

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

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

May 25, 2021

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Introduced in House

May 20, 2021

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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

May 20, 2021

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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

May 25, 2021

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

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

May 25, 2021

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Introduced in HouseIssued May 20, 2021

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117th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3367

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 20, 2021

Mr. Taylor (for himself, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Kinzinger, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Meijer, Mr. Waltz, Mr. C. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Steube, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Garcia of California, and Mr. Crow) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform

A BILL

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.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Gold Star Children Act.

2.

Preference eligible status for children of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans

Section 2108(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

in subparagraph (G), by striking and at the end;

(2)

in subparagraph (H), by inserting and after the semicolon; and

(3)

by inserting before the matter following subparagraph (H) the following new subparagraph:

(I)

the child (including an adopted child, recognized natural child, stepchild, or foster child) of—

(i)

an individual who lost his or her life under honorable conditions while serving in the armed forces during a period named by paragraph (1)(A); or

(ii)

a service-connected permanently and totally disabled veteran;

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