HR 3938 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Gold Star Children Act

Introduced Jul 24, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Van Taylor R-TX

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 24, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJul 24, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Gold Star Children Act

This bill broadens the categories of individuals eligible for veterans' preference in the civil service.

Specifically, it makes children of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans eligible for veterans' preference treatment in the federal civil service.

Cosponsors 15

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 24, 2019 to Dec 31, 2020, with 11 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TXDan CrenshawOriginalJul 24, 2019
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalJul 24, 2019
R-NEDon BaconOriginalJul 24, 2019
D-VAElaine G. LuriaOriginalJul 24, 2019
D-CAGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.OriginalJul 24, 2019
R-INJames R. BairdOriginalJul 24, 2019
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalJul 24, 2019
R-NDKelly ArmstrongOriginalJul 24, 2019
R-FLMichael WaltzOriginalJul 24, 2019
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalJul 24, 2019
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeOriginalJul 24, 2019
D-CAMike LevinAug 30, 2019
D-COJoe NeguseOct 11, 2019
R-ILAdam KinzingerDec 18, 2019
D-COJason CrowDec 31, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 24, 2019Introduced in House
  2. Jul 24, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Subjects

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  1. Jul 24, 2019Introduced in House

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