US Congress House Bill 1222 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-11)
Status: Introduced on March 3 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-03 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Pending: House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Gold Star Fathers Act Includes as a preference eligible for federal employment purposes a parent (currently, the mother only) of either an individual who lost his or her life under honorable conditions while serving in the Armed Forces during a war, in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized, or during the period beginning April 28, 1952, and ending July 1, 1955, or a service-connected permanently and totally disabled veteran, if: (1) the spouse of such parent is totally and permanently disabled; or (2) such parent, when preference is claimed, is unmarried or legally separated from his or her spouse.

Gold Star Fathers Act

Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA]
Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]
Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]
Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Kevin Brady [R-TX]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]
Rep. Amata Radewagen [R-AS]	Rep. Ryan Zinke [R-MT]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]
Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. Robert Dold [R-IL]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
2015-03-03	House	Introduced in House

SB136 (Related) 2015-10-07 - Became Public Law No: 114-62. (TXT | PDF)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1222/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1222/BILLS-114hr1222ih.pdf