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H.R. 3509

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Summary

H.R. 3509, the Supporting Our Surviving Spouses Act, was introduced in the House on May 20, 2025 by Rep. Jared Golden (D) with 11 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on May 20, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 3509 has 11 co-sponsors.

hb3509/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 3509 IH: Supporting Our Surviving Spouses Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-05-20
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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. 3509  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 20, 2025   Mr. Golden of Maine  (for himself and  Mr. Luttrell ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To remove the six-year statute of limitations on certain claims against the United States Government by survivors of members of the Armed Forces who died in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Supporting Our Surviving Spouses Act  .
2.
Removing statute of limitations on certain claims against United States Government
(a)
In general
Section 3702(b)(1) of title 31, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (A), by striking  or  at the end;
(2)
in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; or ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(C)
a claim for survivor benefits under subsection (a)(1)(A) by a survivor of a member of the armed forces who died in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001, in which case no time limitation for the receipt of such claim shall apply.
 .
(b)
Applicability date
The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a claim filed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-05-20
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To remove the six-year statute of limitations on certain claims against the United States Government by survivors of members of the Armed Forces who died in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001.

Sponsors

Rep. Jared Golden (D) sponsors H.R. 3509, and 11 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 3509 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · May 20, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3509 has taken 2 actions since May 20, 2025.

ChamberAction
May 20, 2025
House
Introduced in House
May 20, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 3509 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3509 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Supporting Our Surviving Spouses Act — Display Title
  • Supporting Our Surviving Spouses Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To remove the six-year statute of limitations on certain claims against the United States Government by survivors of members of the Armed Forces who died in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 22 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3509 in 9 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 Veterans, Automotive Industry, Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Government Issues, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS—District of Columbia15—
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE—District of Columbia14—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS15—
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE14—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 22.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JON RETZER115
NAOMI MATHIS115
PETER DICKINSON115
SHAMALA CAPIZZI115
CHARLOTTE MCBIRNEY114
DANIEL HINKLE114
ELIZABETH FARRAR114
HEATHER SAGER114
JOSEPH LEMAY114
JULIA DUNCAN114
LINDA LIPSEN114
SHANE LIERMANN114
STEPHEN COFFEY114
SUSAN STEINMAN114
VICTOR DIAZ114
ELLI SCHANK113
JOY ILEM113
JUSTICE ESTRADA113
THEODORE NASTASE113
KEVIN MILLER112

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICEAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE2026 second_quarter$1.8M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICEAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE2025 fourth_quarter$1.8M4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICEAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE2026 first_quarter$1.5M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICEAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE2025 third_quarter$1.4M3rd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 first_quarter$175.9K1st Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 fourth_quarter$161.3K4th Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 second_quarter$149.2K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 third_quarter$141.4K3rd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 second_quarter$141.4K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3509 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3509’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr3509/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

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 3509, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 20, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOLDEN of Maine:H.R. 3509.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H2198]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com