H.R. 847: Protecting Gold Star Spouses Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-29 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] · 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 Appropriations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Protecting Gold Star Spouses Act of 2019

Plain summary

Protecting Gold Star Spouses Act of 2019 This bill provides interim appropriations for the Coast Guard Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans if a bill providing appropriations for the plans has not been enacted before the fiscal year begins. The bill provides the appropriations at the rate of operations and under the terms and conditions provided by the most recent law making full-year appropriations for the plans. The appropriations provided by this bill are not available after a bill is enacted that (1) provides appropriations for the plans, or (2) provides appropriations for the Coast Guard without funding the plans.

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Official text

Protecting Gold Star Spouses Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] · 45 cosponsors

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Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Jason Smith (R-MO), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr847.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr847 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116