Congress·Passed Senate·S. 1204

Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act

Career Help for Gold Star and Surviving Spouses

Dec 19, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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Next up: The HouseNo action in 7 months

The Senate recently passed this bill by unanimous consent. It is now waiting at the desk for further action. The bill is actively moving through the legislative process.

Legislative Progress

✓ Senate

House

President

Law

Very likely to pass

This bill passed the Senate with no apparent opposition and supports military families, which usually receives fast-tracked bipartisan support in the House.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from S. 3746 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
S. 3746 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill opens up a special job training and placement program to the spouses of service members who died while serving in the military. It ensures these families get extra help finding work and building careers.
Currently, the Disabled Veterans Outreach Program focuses on helping veterans with disabilities find jobs. This change allows surviving spouses to get the same professional career coaching and one-on-one job search assistance.
The goal is to help Gold Star families and other surviving spouses overcome challenges to finding employment. This includes people who may have been out of the workforce for a long time or need to learn new skills for a different career path.
By expanding this program, the government aims to provide more financial stability for families who have lost a loved one in the line of duty. The services are designed to help those who face the most difficult obstacles to getting hired.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

4 milestones8 actions

Dec 19, 2025House

Held at the desk.

Dec 19, 2025House

Received in the House.

The House has received the Senate-passed bill and will decide whether to take it up.

Dec 19, 2025Senate

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Dec 18, 2025Senate

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8895; text: CR S8895)

The Senate voted to approve this bill. If the House already passed it, it goes to the President.

Dec 18, 2025

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

The Senate voted to approve this bill. If the House already passed it, it goes to the President.

No votes or news coverage recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act

Bill NumberS 1204

Congress119th Congress

ChamberSenate

Latest ActionHeld at the desk.

Data Sources

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Sponsor

Cosponsors

(8)

D: 4R: 4

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