HR9974-118

Introduced

To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the health care benefits available for Gold Star surviving spouses.

118th Congress Introduced Oct 11, 2024

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the health care benefits available for Gold Star surviving spouses., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Defense.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H7758C1368ECA4F3FA22E1B6E08586B9D: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gold Star Spouses Health Care Enhancement Act.
  • Section H97F1971335F840FDBA78BD649FFB8F1A: 2. Expansion of health care benefits for Gold Star surviving spouses Section 1079(g) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in paragraph (2), by...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the health care benefits available for Gold Star surviving spouses., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Defense

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the health care benefits available for Gold Star surviving spouses., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Defense

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • health care providers and patients
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Oct 11, 2024

Ms. Kaptur (for herself and Mr. Bacon) introduced the following …

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Defense
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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