S. 1541: A bill to revise the Federal charter for the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. to reflect a change in eligibility requirements for membership.

112th Congress · introduced 2011-09-12 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Became Public Law No: 112-65.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-09-12 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 112-65. (final step reached)
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Official title

A bill to revise the Federal charter for the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. to reflect a change in eligibility requirements for membership.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Revises the membership eligibility requirements of the federal charter for the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. Redefines "mother" to mean a woman who filled the role of birth mother. Adds, in addition to adoptive mother and stepmother (as in the current charter), foster-mother, grandmother, or legal guardian of a person who is serving in the Armed Forces or has served in, or has been honorably discharged from it (as in the current charter). Repeals the limitation to service in World War II or the Korean hostilities of the Armed Forces service of the eligible mother's son or daughter. Allows the eligible mother to be a U.S. citizen living outside the United States. (Currently the charter limits membership to eligible mothers living in the United States.)

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Official text

A bill to revise the Federal charter for the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. to reflect a change in eligibility requirements for membership.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · 21 cosponsors

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Mike Crapo (R-ID), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Bernard Sanders (I-VT)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] reported raising $226,248 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s1541.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>

Record fed-us-cong112-s1541 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112