S. 4807

Summary

S. 4807, the Honor Gold Star Families Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jun 17, 2026 by Sen. Tim Sheehy (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on Jun 17, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Record

Text

S. 4807 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 S4807 IS: Honor Gold Star Families Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-06-17
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 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 4807  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   June 17, 2026   Mr. Sheehy  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Armed Services    A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase, and provide a cost-of-living adjustment with respect to, the death gratuity for families of deceased members of the Armed Forces.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Honor Gold Star Families Act  .
2.
Increase in and cost-of-living adjustment of death gratuity
(a)
Increase in death gratuity
(1)
Increase
Section 1478(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking  $100,000  and inserting  $200,000 .
(2)
Retroactive applicability
The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to deaths occurring on or after January 1, 2026.
(b)
Cost-of-Living adjustment of death gratuity
Section 1478 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:
(c)
Annual adjustment to death gratuity
(1)
On January 1, 2027, and January 1 of each year thereafter, the amount of the death gratuity payable under subsection (a) shall be increased by the percentage (if any) by which the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the preceding calendar year exceeds such Consumer Price Index for the calendar year before such preceding calendar year, rounded to the nearest $100.
(2)
The Secretary of Defense shall annually publish the amount of the death gratuity payable under subsection (a), as adjusted by paragraph (1), in the Federal Register.
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A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to increase, and provide a cost-of-living adjustment with respect to, the death gratuity for families of deceased members of the Armed Forces.

Sponsors

Sen. Tim Sheehy (R) sponsors S. 4807, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Tim Sheehy

Sen. · R–MT · Sponsor

Introduced Jun 17, 2026

Jacky Rosen

Sen. · D–NV · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 21, 2026

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Committees

S. 4807 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services

Armed Services

Referred To · Jun 17, 2026

Actions

S. 4807 has taken 2 actions since Jun 17, 2026.

Votes

S. 4807 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 4807 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Honor Gold Star Families Act — Display Title
• Honor Gold Star Families Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to increase, and provide a cost-of-living adjustment with respect to, the death gratuity for families of deceased members of the Armed Forces. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 3 registered lobbyists who named S. 4807 in 1 quarterly filing, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Defense, Foreign Relations, Government Issues, Immigration, Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries, Science/Technology, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign).

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 4807 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 4807’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

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