The record

LegislationLegislation· Dec 2025
S 1204 Passed Senate — in House

Sponsored by Margaret Wood Hassan (D)

Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act

Expands career services for spouses of deceased service members and disabled veterans.

Tradeoff

Adds eligible spouses to the Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program (DVOP), which provides job training and employment help through the Department of Labor. No cost or offset data provided.

What's in it

See official bill text

Passed the Senate by on December 18, 2025 — sitting in the House.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Mar 31, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs(Mar 31, 2025)

  3. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 18, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  4. Senate

    Taken away from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

    Discharged(Dec 18, 2025)

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Dec 19, 2025)