United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3897 (115th)
Gold Star Family Support and Installation Access Act of 2017
Introduced
2 October 2017
Last action
8 November 2017 · Introduced
Status
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Sponsors
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2], Rep. Russell, Steve [R-OK-5], Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21], Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24], Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19], Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6], Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4], Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ], Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2], Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22], Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23], Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14], Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ], Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7], Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10], Paul Cook, Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8], Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6], Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1], Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15], Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4], Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8], Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5], Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1], Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21], Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN], Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25], Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9], Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4], Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8], Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8], Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
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
2 October 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral
2 October 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 October 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 October 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Source: Committee
7 November 2017
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
7 November 2017
Passed
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H8545)
Source: Floor
7 November 2017
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H8545)
Source: Floor
7 November 2017
Floor
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H8545)
Source: Floor
7 November 2017
Discharge
Committee on Armed Services discharged.
Source: Discharge
7 November 2017
Committee
Committee on Armed Services discharged.
Source: Committee
7 November 2017
Floor
Mr. Bacon asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Source: Floor
8 November 2017
Introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Referred in Senate · 8 November 2017 · Download file
- Engrossed in House · 7 November 2017 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 2 October 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Referred in Senate (text)
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Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 8 November 2017
Referred in Senate (PDF)
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Introduced in House (text)
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summary · EN · 2 October 2017
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Sponsors
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Russell, Steve [R-OK-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- ROBERT BRADY · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Paul Cook · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3897
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3897
- us · 115-hr-3897 · source updated 5 December 2025