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H.R. 3031House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act

Sponsored by Don BaconRep. Don Bacon (R-NE)
Introduced April 28, 2025

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The Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act updates the law governing the disabled veterans’ outreach program to include certain spouses of veterans. By inserting “eligible persons” into the eligibility criteria and defining that term, the bill makes Gold Star spouses and surviving spouses of service members who died in the line of duty eligible for career services and other program benefits.

Key Provisions

  • Amends Section 4103A of Title 38 to add the phrase “and eligible persons” throughout the eligibility language, expanding who can receive services under the disabled veterans’ outreach program.
  • Deletes the term “non‑veteran‑related” from the same section, removing a restriction on eligibility.
  • Adds a new subsection (e) that defines “eligible person” as either a spouse described in section 4101(5) (Gold Star spouse) or the spouse of any person who died while serving in the Armed Forces (surviving spouse).

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Introduced in House

April 28, 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans' Affairs Committee

April 28, 2025

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Economic Opportunity Subcommittee

May 12, 2025

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Economic Opportunity Subcommittee

June 11, 2025

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Introduced in HouseIssued April 28, 2025

I

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3031

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 28, 2025

Mr. Bacon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

A BILL

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

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act.

2.

Eligibility of spouses for services under the disabled veterans’ outreach program

Section 4103A of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

in subsection (a)—

(A)

in paragraph (1)—

(i)

in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting and eligible persons after eligible veterans; and

(ii)

in subparagraph (C), by inserting , and eligible persons, after Other eligible veterans;

(B)

in paragraph (2), by inserting and eligible persons after veterans each place it appears; and

(C)

in paragraph (3)—

(i)

by inserting or eligible person after veteran each place it appears; and

(ii)

by inserting or eligible person’s after veteran’s;

(2)

in subsection (d)(1)—

(A)

by inserting and eligible persons after eligible veterans each place it appears; and

(B)

by striking non-veteran-related; and

(3)

by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(e)

Eligible person defined

In this section, the term eligible person means—

(1)

any spouse described in section 4101(5) of this title; or

(2)

the spouse of any person who died while a member of the Armed Forces.

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