S. 2323: Gold Star Fathers Act of 2014
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S. 2323: Gold Star Fathers Act of 2014
113th Congress · introduced 2014-05-13 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2014-05-13 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Gold Star Fathers Act of 2014
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Gold Star Fathers Act of 2014 - Includes as a preference eligible for federal employment purposes a parent (currently, the mother only) of either an individual who lost his or her life under honorable conditions while serving in the Armed Forces during a war, in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized, or during the period beginning April 28, 1952, and ending July 1, 1955, or a service-connected permanently and totally disabled veteran, if: (1) the spouse of such parent is totally and permanently disabled; or (2) such parent, when preference is claimed, is unmarried or legally separated from his or her spouse.
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Official text
Gold Star Fathers Act of 2014
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)
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Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · 1 cosponsors
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Ron Wyden (D-OR)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s2323.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>
Record fed-us-cong113-s2323 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113