Bill would open veterans' job outreach program to Gold Star and other covered spouses
Passed one chamberS. 1204Latest action
Sponsor: Margaret Wood Hassan · Senator · NH
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Official title: Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act
119th Congress
Topics: Security & foreign affairs
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S 1204 would let certain spouses, including Gold Star spouses, use the Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program's job services.
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What does this do?
The bill would extend the Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program, which helps veterans find work, connect with employers, and get job training and counseling, to "eligible persons." It does this by adding those words in several places in existing law and removing the term "non-veteran-related" from one section about how program staff spend their time.
Who does it affect?
Eligible persons would be spouses covered by section 4101(5) of title 38, which includes spouses of certain veterans who died of a service-connected disability or who are missing, captured, or totally disabled because of their service. They would also include spouses of anyone who died while serving in the Armed Forces, often called Gold Star spouses.
Why does it matter?
More people would be able to get job search help and career planning through the existing outreach program. The bill creates no new benefits such as cash payments; it opens current employment services to more people.
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Based on the “Engrossed in Senate” text of Dec 18, 2025.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedMar 31, 2025
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- HouseYou are here · Dec 19, 2025
- The president's desk
Right now: it passed the Senate, and the official record shows nothing new since. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Held at the desk.