SFC Sean Cooley and SPC Christopher Horton Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program Resolution

Bill: 116-sres-98
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2019-03-06
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional officers and employees

Congressional operations and organization

Members of Congress

Military personnel and dependents

Senate
Latest action: action_date: 2019-03-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-03-06
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>SFC Sean Cooley and SPC Christopher Horton Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program Resolution</b></p> <p>This resolution establishes in the Senate the Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program under which certain family members of a member of the Armed Forces who is a hostile casualty or died from a training-related injury may serve a 12-month fellowship in the office of a Senator.</p>

tv_txt: III 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 98 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 6, 2019 Mrs. Blackburn submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration RESOLUTION Establishing the Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program for the placement in offices of Senators of children, spouses, and siblings of members of the Armed Forces who are hostile casualties or who have died from a training-related injury.

1. Short title This resolution may be cited as the SFC Sean Cooley and SPC Christopher Horton Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program Resolution . 2. Congressional Gold Star Fellowship Program (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term eligible individual means an individual who is the child (including a stepchild), spouse, or sibling of a member of the Armed Forces who is a hostile casualty or died from a training-related injury; (2) the terms hostile casualty and training-related injury have the meanings given those terms in section 2402(b) of title 38, United States Code; and (3) the term Program means the Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program established under subsection (b). (b) Establishment There is established in the Senate the Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program, under which an eligible individual may serve a 12-month fellowship in the office of a Senator. (c) Direction of Program The Program shall be carried out under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate. (d) Placement in District of Columbia office or a State office An individual may serve a fellowship under the Program at the office of a Senator in the District of Columbia or an office of the Senator in the State the Senator represents. (e) Regulations The Program shall be carried out in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.