3.0.0 1911 2022-11-01T18:32:39Z 2022-11-01T18:32:39Z House HR 2019-03-27 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 53 (Wednesday, March 27, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WALTZ:H.R. 1911.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8The Congress shall have the power to provide for the commondefense.[Page H2886]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Hearings by 2019-10-22T19:39:30Z Referred to 2019-04-29T21:33:40Z Referred to 2019-03-27T14:06:15Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2019-03-28T15:32:45Z Referred to 2019-03-27T14:06:10Z National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 116 1790 S 2019-12-20 Became Public Law No: 116-92. Related bill CRS 2019-10-22 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2019-04-29 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2019-03-28 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2019-03-27 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-03-27 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2019-03-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-03-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000823 Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] Michael Waltz R FL 6 N M001196 Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] Seth Moulton D MA 6 2019-03-27 True B001298 Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] Don Bacon R NE 2 2019-03-27 True T000463 Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] Michael Turner R OH R. 10 2019-04-02 False T000480 Rep. Timmons, William R. IV [R-SC-4] William Timmons R SC R. 4 2019-04-04 False R000611 Rep. 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Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] Joe Wilson R SC 2 2019-05-01 False M001187 Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] Mark Meadows R NC 11 2019-05-01 False M001199 Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18] Brian Mast R FL J. 18 2019-05-02 False B001260 Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] Vern Buchanan R FL 16 2019-05-07 False D000628 Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] Neal Dunn R FL P. 2 2019-05-07 False M001195 Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] Alexander Mooney R WV X. 2 2019-05-07 False P000599 Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] Bill Posey R FL 8 2019-05-07 False C001103 Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] Earl Carter R GA L. "Buddy" 1 2019-05-07 False H001067 Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] Richard Hudson R NC 8 2019-05-09 False L000566 Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] Robert Latta R OH E. 5 2019-05-14 False P000613 Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] Jimmy Panetta D CA 20 2019-05-16 False H001053 Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] Vicky Hartzler R MO 4 2019-05-17 False S001187 Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] Steve Stivers R OH 15 2019-05-20 False R000601 Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4] John Ratcliffe R TX 4 2019-05-30 False M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy Rodgers R WA McMorris 5 2019-06-24 False W000815 Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] Brad Wenstrup R OH R. 2 2019-07-23 False M001185 Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] Sean Maloney D NY Patrick 18 2019-11-18 False D000619 Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] Rodney Davis R IL 13 2020-03-02 False L000590 Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] Susie Lee D NV 3 2020-09-17 False Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funerals Child care and development Family services Marriage and family status Military facilities and property Military personnel and dependents Retail and wholesale trades Transportation costs Veterans' organizations and recognition Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-03-27 Introduced in House 2019-07-30T16:59:46Z SFC Brian Woods Gold Star and Military Survivors Act

This bill expands benefits for survivors of members of the Armed Forces. Specifically, it

  • provides commissary and exchange privileges to a remarried former spouse;
  • provides continued eligibility for payment of an annuity to a spouse who remarries, including a surviving spouse who remarried before the age of 55 and before enactment of this bill;
  • allows payment of necessary expenses for the transportation of a decedent's remains to two locations (if the second is a national cemetery);
  • allows payment of financial assistance to civilian providers of child care or youth program services furnished to survivors of members who die in the line of duty while on active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty for training; and
  • provides continued eligibility of a remarried surviving spouse for payment of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation, including a surviving spouse who remarried before the age of 57 and before enactment of this bill.
]]> SFC Brian Woods Gold Star and Military Survivors Act Display Title SFC Brian Woods Gold Star and Military Survivors Act Official Title as Introduced To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to expand certain benefits for survivors of members of the Armed Forces who die in line of duty, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced SFC Brian Woods Gold Star and Military Survivors Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1911ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1911ih.xml 2019-10-22 Subcommittee Hearings Held. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.