Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act
Sponsored By: Senator Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Passed Senate
Summary
Expands DVOP access to Gold Star and surviving spouses. This bill would amend title 38 to add “eligible persons” to section 4103A and define them as spouses described in 38 U.S.C. 4101(5) and spouses of service members who died while serving, widening who can receive Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program career services.
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- Families: Surviving spouses and Gold Star spouses gain a clear path to VA Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program career services aimed at employment support.
- Jobseekers: Eligible spouses would be able to use DVOP career assistance for job search help and counseling from VA employment specialists.
- Program rules: The text inserts “eligible persons” throughout section 4103A and strikes the term "non-veteran-related," broadening the statute's eligible beneficiary pool.
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Career help for Gold Star spouses
If enacted, this bill would let certain spouses get career services from the Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program (DVOP). Gold Star spouses and spouses of service members who died in service would be eligible. It would also cover spouses described in 38 U.S.C. 4101(5). Services like job search help, referrals, and intensive case management would be available upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
NH • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
LA • R
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]
AZ • D
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO]
MO • R
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
VA • D
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
TX • R
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
MN • D
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
OK • R
Sponsored 3/31/2025
John Hickenlooper
CO • D
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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