119th Congress · introduced in the House · Apr 28, 2025
Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act
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Latest action (Jun 11, 2025): Subcommittee Hearings Held
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Apr 28, 2025)
Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act
This bill expands eligibility for the Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program to the spouses of certain veterans and members of the Armed Forces. Such program is administered by the Department of Labor and generally provides career and employment services to disabled veterans.
The bill expands eligibility for the program to spouses of
• persons who died while members of the Armed Forces;
• persons who died of a service-connected disability;
• members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who, for more than 90 days, are listed as missing in action, captured by a hostile force, or forcibly detained or interned in the line of duty by a foreign government power;
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No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Military personnel and dependents · Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation · Veterans' pensions and compensation
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PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$105,716
Spent on own lobbying
…. 2721, the Honoring our Heroes Act H.R. 2722, the VA Funding and Workforce Protection Act H.R. 2791 H.R. 2954, the Veterans Transition to Trucking Act of 2025 H.R. 3031, the Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act H.R. 3123, the Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits Act H.R. 3183, the SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act of…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$112,137
Spent on own lobbying
…. 2721, the Honoring our Heroes Act H.R. 2722, the VA Funding and Workforce Protection Act H.R. 2791 H.R. 2954, the Veterans Transition to Trucking Act of 2025 H.R. 3031, the Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act H.R. 3123, the Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits Act H.R. 3183, the SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act of…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 13, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$108,181
Spent on own lobbying
…. 2721, the Honoring our Heroes Act H.R. 2722, the VA Funding and Workforce Protection Act H.R. 2791 H.R. 2954, the Veterans Transition to Trucking Act of 2025 H.R. 3031, the Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act H.R. 3123, the Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits Act H.R. 3183, the SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act of…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 19, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$87,212
Spent on own lobbying
….R. 2720, the Gold Star Family Education Parity Act H.R. 2721, the Honoring our Heroes Act H.R. 2791 H.R. 2954, the Veterans Transition to Trucking Act of 2025 H.R. 3031, the Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act H.R. 3123, the Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits Act H.R. 3309, the Autonomy for All Disabled Vete…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Veterans
$87,212
Spent on own lobbying
….R. 2720, the Gold Star Family Education Parity Act H.R. 2721, the Honoring our Heroes Act H.R. 2791 H.R. 2954, the Veterans Transition to Trucking Act of 2025 H.R. 3031, the Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act H.R. 3123, the Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits Act H.R. 3309, the Autonomy for All Disabled Vete…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 18, 2025 · issue area: Veterans
$89,207
Spent on own lobbying
….R. 2720, the Gold Star Family Education Parity Act H.R. 2721, the Honoring our Heroes Act H.R. 2791 H.R. 2954, the Veterans Transition to Trucking Act of 2025 H.R. 3031, the Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act H.R. 3123, the Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits Act H.R. 3309, the Autonomy for All Disabled Vete…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing