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HR 3224 108th Congress House

To provide for the issuance of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Exceptional Public Service Award to journalists who accompanied units of the United States Armed Forces or coalition partners…

Official title: To provide for the issuance of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Exceptional Public Service Award to journalists who accompanied units of the United State… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide for the issuance of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Exceptional Public Service Award to journalists who accompanied units of the United States Armed Forces or coalition partners into Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom, a process referred to as "embedding", in order to provide first-hand and timely reports on the progress of the United States and coalition forces and the liberation of the Iraqi people.

Introduced: October 1, 2003 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 24, 2003
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Oct 1, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Oct 1, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 24, 2003

Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3224: To provide for the issuance of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Exceptional Public Service Award to journalists who accompanied units of the United States Armed Forces or coalition partners into Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom, a process referred to as "embedding", in order to provide first-hand and timely reports on the progress of the United States and coalition forces and the liberation of the Iraqi people.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3224/
MLA
"H.R. 3224: To provide for the issuance of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Exceptional Public Service Award to journalists who accompanied units of the United States Armed Forces or coalition partners into Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom, a process referred to as "embedding", in order to provide first-hand and timely reports on the progress of the United States and coalition forces and the liberation of the Iraqi people.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3224/.
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H.R. 3224, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3224/.
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[H.R. 3224: To provide for the issuance of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Exceptional Public Service Award to journalists who accompanied units of the United States Armed Forces or coalition partners into Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom, a process referred to as "embedding", in order to provide first-hand and timely reports on the progress of the United States and coalition forces and the liberation of the Iraqi people.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3224/)
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