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Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 1998

Introduced: June 19, 1998 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 10, 1998
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Sep 9, 1998
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 9, 1998
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 9, 1998
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 9, 1998
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Sep 9, 1998
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7439-7440)
Sep 9, 1998
Mr. Hutchinson moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 31, 1998
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 375.
Jul 31, 1998
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 105-667.
Jul 16, 1998
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 16, 1998
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 19, 1998
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held and Forwarded to Full Committee by the Subcommittee on Crime Prior to Introduction.
Jun 19, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 19, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 1998 - Authorizes the President to award, and present in the name of the Congress, a Medal of Valor to a public safety officer who is cited by the Attorney General, on the advice of the Medal of Valor Review Board (established by this Act), for extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty.

Establishes a permanent Medal of Valor Review Board to select candidates as recipients of the Medal from among those applications received by the National Medal Office (established by this Act).

Authorizes appropriations.

Establishes within the Department of Justice a National Medal Office to staff the Review Board and to establish criteria and procedures for the submission of recommendations of nominees for the Medal.

Repeals provisions of the Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 establishing the President's Award for Outstanding Public Safety Service and the Secretary of Commerce's Award for Distinguished Public Safety Service.

Directs the Attorney General to: (1) consult with the Institute of Heraldry within the Department of Defense regarding the design and artistry of the Medal of Valor; and (2) consider suggestions received by the Department of Justice regarding the design of the medal, including those made by persons not employed by the Department.

What's happening now September 10, 1998

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jun 19, 1998
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 19, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4090: Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4090/
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