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S. 136

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Gold Star Fathers Act of 2015
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Enacted
Latest Action · October 7, 2015
Became Public Law No: 114-62.
Congress
114th (2015–2017)
Introduced
January 8, 2015
Sponsor
Sen. Ron WydenD
Cosponsors (2)
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.) Gold Star Fathers Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) 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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