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A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of the Gold Star Installation Access Card to the surviving spouse, dependent children, and other next of kin of a member of the Armed Forces who dies while serving on certain active or reserve duty, to ensure that a remarried surviving spouse with dependent children of the deceased member remains eligible for installation benefits to which the surviving spouse was previously eligible, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2088| Senate 
| Updated: 11/7/2017
Deb Fischer

Deb Fischer

Republican Senator

Nebraska

Cosponsors (14)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)David Perdue (Republican)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Joe Donnelly (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Tom Cotton (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Luther Strange (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Cory Gardner (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Armed Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Gold Star Family Support and Installation Access Act of 2017 This bill directs the appropriate military department to issue a standardized Gold Star Installation Access Card to the widow and dependent children of a deceased member of the Armed Forces to allow them to gain unescorted access to military installations to attend memorial events, visit gravesites, and obtain on-installation services and benefits. The Department of Defense shall prescribe regulations to provide that a surviving spouse of a deceased member, regardless of martial status, who has guardianship of dependent children of the deceased member, is entitled to use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities to the same extent and on the same basis as the unremarried spouse of a member of the uniformed services.
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Timeline
Nov 7, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Nov 7, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
  • November 7, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 7, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 115-5515: John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
  • HR 115-3897: Gold Star Family Support and Installation Access Act of 2017
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCemeteries and funeralsDepartment of DefenseMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary personnel and dependentsMonuments and memorialsRetail and wholesale trades

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of the Gold Star Installation Access Card to the surviving spouse, dependent children, and other next of kin of a member of the Armed Forces who dies while serving on certain active or reserve duty, to ensure that a remarried surviving spouse with dependent children of the deceased member remains eligible for installation benefits to which the surviving spouse was previously eligible, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2088| Senate 
| Updated: 11/7/2017
Gold Star Family Support and Installation Access Act of 2017 This bill directs the appropriate military department to issue a standardized Gold Star Installation Access Card to the widow and dependent children of a deceased member of the Armed Forces to allow them to gain unescorted access to military installations to attend memorial events, visit gravesites, and obtain on-installation services and benefits. The Department of Defense shall prescribe regulations to provide that a surviving spouse of a deceased member, regardless of martial status, who has guardianship of dependent children of the deceased member, is entitled to use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities to the same extent and on the same basis as the unremarried spouse of a member of the uniformed services.
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Timeline
Nov 7, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Nov 7, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
  • November 7, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 7, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Deb Fischer

Deb Fischer

Republican Senator

Nebraska

Cosponsors (14)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)David Perdue (Republican)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Joe Donnelly (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Tom Cotton (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Luther Strange (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Cory Gardner (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Armed Services Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 115-5515: John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
  • HR 115-3897: Gold Star Family Support and Installation Access Act of 2017
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCemeteries and funeralsDepartment of DefenseMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary personnel and dependentsMonuments and memorialsRetail and wholesale trades