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Public Safety Medal of Valor Act

Introduced: January 22, 2001 See on congress.gov
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May 15, 2001
Held at the desk.
May 15, 2001
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May 15, 2001
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 14, 2001
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4896-4897; text: CR S4896-4897)
May 14, 2001
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4896-4897; text: CR S4896-4897)
May 10, 2001
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 37.
May 10, 2001
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
May 10, 2001
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jan 22, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 22, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S314-315)
Jan 22, 2001
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 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 to receive 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 establish criteria and procedures for the submission of nominee recommendations 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.

What's happening now May 15, 2001

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 802 Related bill Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001
 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · May 9, 2001
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Apr 24, 2001
 R
McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Feb 26, 2001
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Feb 15, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 39: Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-39/
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"S. 39: Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-39/.
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