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Senate Bill 2088
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Gold Star Family Support and Installation Access Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Nov 7, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Nov 7, 2017
Latest Action
Nov 7, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2088
Congress
115
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Deb Fischer
Nebraska
Republican
Luther Strange
Alabama
Republican
Tom Cotton
Arkansas
Republican
Cory Gardner
Colorado
Democrat
Richard Blumenthal
Connecticut
Republican
David Perdue
Georgia
Democrat
Mazie Hirono
Hawaii
Democrat
Joe Donnelly
Indiana
Independent
Angus King
Maine
Democrat
Elizabeth Warren
Massachusetts
Democrat
Gary Peters
Michigan
Republican
Roger Wicker
Mississippi
Democrat
Jeanne Shaheen
New Hampshire
Republican
Mike Rounds
South Dakota
Republican
John Cornyn
Texas
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Gold Star Family Support and Installation Access Act of 2017

This bill directs the appropriate military department to issue a standardized Gold Star Installation Access Card to the widow and dependent children of a deceased member of the Armed Forces to allow them to gain unescorted access to military installations to attend memorial events, visit gravesites, and obtain on-installation services and benefits.

The Department of Defense shall prescribe regulations to provide that a surviving spouse of a deceased member, regardless of martial status, who has guardianship of dependent children of the deceased member, is entitled to use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities to the same extent and on the same basis as the unremarried spouse of a member of the uniformed services.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
November 7, 2017
Related Bills (2)
Aug 13, 2018
Became Public Law 115-232
2
Sponsorship
House Bill 5515
John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
Became Law
Amendments
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Nov 07, 2017
Passed House
90
Sponsorship
House Bill 3897
Gold Star Family Support and Installation Access Act of 2017
Active
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (2)
11/07/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
11/07/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:39:24 PM
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