H.R. 1911: SFC Brian Woods Gold Star and Military Survivors Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-03-27 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-03-27 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

SFC Brian Woods Gold Star and Military Survivors Act

Plain summary

SFC Brian Woods Gold Star and Military Survivors Act This bill expands benefits for survivors of members of the Armed Forces. Specifically, it provides commissary and exchange privileges to a remarried former spouse; provides continued eligibility for payment of an annuity to a spouse who remarries, including a surviving spouse who remarried before the age of 55 and before enactment of this bill; allows payment of necessary expenses for the transportation of a decedent's remains to two locations (if the second is a national cemetery); allows payment of financial assistance to civilian providers of child care or youth program services furnished to survivors of members who die in the line of duty while on active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty for training; and provides continued eligibility of a remarried surviving spouse for payment of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation, including a surviving spouse who remarried before the age of 57 and before enactment of this bill.

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SFC Brian Woods Gold Star and Military Survivors Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] · 36 cosponsors

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Seth Moulton (D-MA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Jared F. Golden (D-ME), Jason Crow (D-CO), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Susie Lee (D-NV)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr1911.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr1911 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116