US Congress House Bill 4312 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-2)
Status: Introduced on March 29 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-03-29 - 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 of 2012 - 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 of 2012

Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]
Rep. Larry Kissell [D-NC]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]	Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]
Rep. Robert Turner [R-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-29	House	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

SB514 (Related) 2011-05-09 - Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/4312/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr4312/BILLS-112hr4312ih.pdf