# 119-hr-2631: Protecting Gold Star Spouses Act of 2025

119-hr-2631, Protecting Gold Star Spouses Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] (R-TN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2631
- As of: 2025-12-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2631
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Gold Star Spouses Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Guarantees interim funding for the Coast Guard Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans and protects Gold Star spouses' survivor payments.** The Protecting Gold Star Spouses Act of 2025 would authorize payments from the Treasury as necessary for each fiscal year after 2024. It ties those interim payments to the rates and conditions in the most recent full-year appropriations law for these Plans and allows any later full-year appropriation to absorb amounts spent under this authority. This keeps benefits flowing to eligible survivors during funding gaps.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Keeps Coast Guard survivor checks funded: benefit, medium. If enacted, this would keep survivor benefit checks for Coast Guard retirees going each year after fiscal year 2024. The government would provide whatever money is needed, using the most recent full‑year rules for these plans. Payments would run at the same operating rate and terms set by the last…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-2243: LEOSA Reform Act
- 119-hr-3631: VITAL Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-2631 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2631)

## Related
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-2243: LEOSA Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2243)
- [119-hr-3631: VITAL Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3631)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2631 (as of 2025-12-21).