Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to one or more standing committees for review, hearings, and possible markup.
Specific committees not parsed from action data.
The committee may hold hearings, amend the bill, or let it die without action.
Next: Reported
Full chamber floor — Speaker / Majority Leader controls scheduling
Provides career services to spouses of veterans who died by suicide.
The problem
Spouses of veterans who die by suicide face financial hardship and may lack employment support during grief and recovery.
The proposal
The bill would establish or expand career counseling, job training, and employment placement services for surviving spouses of deceased veterans.
The impact
Surviving spouses of veterans would gain access to career assistance programs to help them find employment and financial stability.
Surviving spouses often lose household income when a veteran dies. Career services help them become financially independent. This reduces economic strain during an already difficult time.
The bill recognizes that military families sacrifice and deserve support after tragedy. It shows commitment to helping those affected by veteran suicide. This honors the connection between military service and family well-being.
Employment and financial stability can support grieving spouses' recovery and sense of purpose. Structured support programs may help survivors rebuild their lives. This addresses the broader impact of veteran suicide on families.
The bill likely works through Veterans Affairs, which already serves military families. This may be efficient to implement using current systems. Coordination with existing programs could reduce startup costs.
The bill summary provides no details on funding amounts, program design, or how many people would be served. Without this information, it is hard to assess true costs. Implementation details remain uncertain.
The bill helps only spouses of veterans who die by suicide. Many military spouses lose income from other causes of death. This creates unequal treatment among surviving military families.
Adding new services to the VA requires staffing, training, and coordination. Implementation could strain existing resources. Program expansion requires careful planning to be effective.
The bill applies only to spouses, excluding adult children or other dependents who lose income. Some families may not qualify even if they face hardship. Eligibility rules may miss those who need assistance most.
Generated by AI from the bill text. Not a prediction and not legal or policy advice. The percentage is the model's own rating of each item — self-reported, and not a measure of how accurate it is.
Loading map…
Loading...
0 citizens have already voted
Free · No spam · See how your representatives voted
Be the first to weigh in
Your vote starts the conversation
How citizen engagement works
Citizens vote & comment
Public opinion data is aggregated and updated in real time.
Patterns become visible
Representatives can see constituent sentiment broken down by district.
Your voice on the record
Contact your rep directly — one constituent call can shift a staffer's priority list.
Research shows that constituent contacts — especially calls — are among the most effective ways to influence a legislator's position on active bills.
Individual contributions, grouped by employer · FEC
Where their individual donors work · 2026 cycle
Money from people who work there, not from the company. Not tied to this bill.
Itemized individual contributions via FEC, grouped by the employer each contributor self-reported. Companies and unions cannot contribute to federal candidates from their treasuries, so these totals are money from people who work at an employer — never from the organization itself. They are campaign contributions covering a full election cycle and are not connected to this bill.
Senate LDA lobbying disclosures
Couldn't load lobbying disclosures right now.