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H.R. 3031

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 3031, the Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 28, 2025 by Rep. Don Bacon (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, and last saw action on Jun 11, 2025: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Record

Text

H.R. 3031 has 1 co-sponsor.

hb3031/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 3031 IH: Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-28
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 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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3031  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 28, 2025   Mr. Bacon  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs    A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain spouses eligible for services under the disabled veterans’ outreach program, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act  .
2.
Eligibility of spouses for services under the disabled veterans’ outreach program
Section 4103A of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
in paragraph (1)—
(i)
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting  and eligible persons  after  eligible veterans ; and
(ii)
in subparagraph (C), by inserting  , and eligible persons,  after  Other eligible veterans ;
(B)
in paragraph (2), by inserting  and eligible persons  after  veterans  each place it appears; and
(C)
in paragraph (3)—
(i)
by inserting  or eligible person  after  veteran  each place it appears; and
(ii)
by inserting  or eligible person’s  after  veteran’s ;
(2)
in subsection (d)(1)—
(A)
by inserting  and eligible persons  after  eligible veterans  each place it appears; and
(B)
by striking  non-veteran-related ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(e)
Eligible person defined
In this section, the term  eligible person  means—
(1)
any spouse described in section 4101(5) of this title; or
(2)
the spouse of any person who died while a member of the Armed Forces.
 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-04-28
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Apr 28, 2025

hb3031/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (04/28/2025)

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;
  • persons who have a total permanent disability resulting from a service-connected disability; and
  • persons who died while an evaluated total disability was in existence.

Sponsors

Rep. Don Bacon (R) sponsors H.R. 3031, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 3031 went before 2 committees: Economic Opportunity Subcommittee and Veterans' Affairs.

Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
Hearings By (subcommittee) · Jun 11, 2025 · 65 Bills
Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs
Referred To · Apr 28, 2025 · 285 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3031 has taken 4 actions since Apr 28, 2025, the latest on Jun 11, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 11, 2025
House
Subcommittee Hearings HeldEconomic Opportunity Subcommittee
May 12, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
Apr 28, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Apr 28, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Veterans' Affairs Committee

Votes

H.R. 3031 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 3031, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 3031 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act — Display Title
  • Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain spouses eligible for services under the disabled veterans' outreach program, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 10 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3031 in 5 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Government Issues, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation, Unemployment.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA—District of Columbia15—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA15—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
HEATHER ANSLEY115
JEREMY VILLANUEVA115
JULIE HOWELL115
MORGAN BROWN115
ANTHONYA JAMES113
LISA ELIJAH113
ANTHONYA HOLLINS112
DANICA GONZALVES112
JENNIFER HUNT112
ROSCOE BUTLER111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$112.1K2nd Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$108.2K1st Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 second_quarter$89.2K2nd Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$87.2K4th Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$87.2K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3031 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3031’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr3031/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 3031 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Military personnel and dependents to Veterans' pensions and compensation.

hr3031/subjects.txt
Military personnel and dependentsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' pensions and compensation

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 3031, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 70 (Monday, April 28, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BACON:H.R. 3031.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution.[Page H1684]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com