Gold Star Children Act

Bill: 117-hr-3367
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2021-05-20
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Disability and paralysis

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Military personnel and dependents

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Gold Star Children Act</b></p> <p>This bill broadens the categories of individuals eligible for veterans' preference in the civil service.</p> <p>Specifically, it makes children of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans eligible for veterans' preference treatment in the federal civil service.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3367 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 20, 2021 Mr. Taylor (for himself, Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Panetta , Mr. Kinzinger , Mrs. Miller-Meeks , Mr. Meijer , Mr. Waltz , Mr. C. Scott Franklin of Florida , Mr. Crenshaw , Mr. Steube , Mrs. Luria , Mr. Moulton , Mr. Garcia of California , and Mr. Crow ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that children of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be preference eligible for purposes of appointments in the civil service, and for other purpose.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gold Star Children Act . 2. Preference eligible status for children of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans Section 2108(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (G), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (H), by inserting and after the semicolon; and (3) by inserting before the matter following subparagraph (H) the following new subparagraph: (I) the child (including an adopted child, recognized natural child, stepchild, or foster child) of— (i) an individual who lost his or her life under honorable conditions while serving in the armed forces during a period named by paragraph (1)(A); or (ii) a service-connected permanently and totally disabled veteran; .