United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1832 (113th)
Gold Star Fathers Act of 2013
Introduced
6 May 2013
Last action
6 May 2013 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Sponsors
Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-2], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15], Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25], David Scott, Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Paul Cook, Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Gold Star Fathers Act of 2013 - 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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Timeline
6 May 2013
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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6 May 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
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6 May 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
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Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 6 May 2013 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-2] · D · Cosponsor
- ROBERT BRADY · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] · D · Cosponsor
- David Scott · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Paul Cook · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsgo00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Gold Star Fathers Act of 2014
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1832
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1832
- us · 113-hr-1832 · source updated 5 December 2025