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HR 1935 107th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Air force personnel Armed forces abroad Armistices Army personnel Commemorations East Asia History International Affairs Korean War, 1950-1953 Marines Military medals, decorations, etc. Naval personnel South Korea

Korea Defense Service Medal Act

Introduced: May 22, 2001 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 22, 2001
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.
Jun 5, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jun 5, 2001
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
May 22, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
May 22, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Korea Defense Service Medal Act - Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to issue a campaign medal, to be known as the Korea Defense Service Medal, to each member who served in the Republic of Korea or its adjacent waters after July 27, 1954.
What's happening now August 22, 2001

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 27
All 27 Democratic 17 Republican 8 Independent 1
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jul 12, 2002
Watson, Diane
· Jun 27, 2002
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 4, 2002
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · May 21, 2002
 R
Thune, John
South Dakota · May 9, 2002
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Apr 30, 2002
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 30, 2002
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Apr 23, 2002
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 23, 2002
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 23, 2002
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 23, 2002
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 9, 2002
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 9, 2002
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 9, 2002
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 13, 2002
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 13, 2002
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 12, 2002
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 6, 2002
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 6, 2002
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 12, 2001
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 21, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 21, 2001
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jun 6, 2001
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 6, 2001
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 22, 2001
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 22, 2001
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 22, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1935: Korea Defense Service Medal Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1935/
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"H.R. 1935: Korea Defense Service Medal Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1935/.
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H.R. 1935, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1935/.
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