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Public Safety Medal of Valor Act

Introduced: January 19, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 19, 1999
Held at the desk.
May 19, 1999
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 19, 1999
Received in the House.
May 18, 1999
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5504)
May 18, 1999
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5504)
Apr 29, 1999
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 95.
Apr 29, 1999
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report.
Apr 22, 1999
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 19, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jan 19, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S441-442)
Jan 19, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Public Safety Medal of Valor Act- 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, upon the recommendation of the Medal of Valor Review Board, for extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty. States that the Public Safety Medal of Valor is the highest national award for valor by a public safety officer.

Establishes a Medal of Valor Review Board to select candidates as recipients of the Medal from among applications received by the National Medal Office.

Establishes within the Department of Justice a National Medal Office to support the Board and, with the Board's concurrence, to establish criteria and procedures for the submission of recommendations of nominees for the Medal.

Authorizes appropriations.

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 May 19, 1999

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 46 Related bill To provide a national medal for public safety officers who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of du…
 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 20, 1999
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Mar 25, 1999
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 25, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 39: Public Safety Medal of Valor Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-39/
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