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S 999 107th Congress Senate 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: June 7, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Jun 7, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 7, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5979)
Jun 7, 2001
Introduced in Senate
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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 June 7, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1935 Identical bill Korea Defense Service Medal Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5 Republican 2
R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · May 9, 2002
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · May 7, 2002
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Apr 29, 2002
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Mar 5, 2002
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 25, 2001
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jul 19, 2001
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jul 11, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 999: Korea Defense Service Medal Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-999/
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"S. 999: Korea Defense Service Medal Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-999/.
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