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.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-08 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate |
| 2017-11-07 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-07 | Floor | On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H8545) | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-07 | Floor | Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H8545) | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-07 | Discharge | Committee on Armed Services discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-07 | Floor | Mr. Bacon asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider. | House floor actions |
| 2017-10-17 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | House committee actions |
| 2017-10-02 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House floor actions |
| 2017-10-02 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |