Expands the Gold Star exemption

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Expands the Gold Star exemption by including the War on Terror as a qualifying period of war and allows for the exemption where the Gold Star Parent's child has died in the United States from a service-connected disability.

Chamber: Senate
Introduced: Feb 25, 2025
Last action: Jan 7, 2026 — REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
Session: 2025-2026
Momentum: 29 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 5%, measured from NY's completed sessions
Momentum -5 29/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 288 days quiet

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