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<item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="2362" measure-id="id117hr2362" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2021-04-05" update-date="2021-06-15">
<title>Protecting Gold Star Spouses Act of 2021</title>
<summary summary-id="id117hr2362v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2021-06-15">
<action-date>2021-04-05</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Protecting Gold Star Spouses Act of 20</b><strong>21</strong></p> <p>This bill provides interim appropriations for the Coast Guard Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans if a bill providing appropriations for the plans has not been enacted before the fiscal year begins. </p> <p>The bill provides the appropriations at the rate of operations and under the terms and conditions provided by the most recent law making full-year appropriations for the plans.</p> <p>The appropriations provided by this bill are not available after a bill is enacted that (1) provides appropriations for the plans, or (2) provides appropriations for the Coast Guard without funding the plans.</p>]]></summary-text>
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