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S 1487 108th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Ambulances Commemorations Health Helicopters Military medals, decorations, etc. Military medicine Military personnel

A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to award the Combat Medical Badge or another combat badge for Army helicopter medical evacuation ambulance (Medevac) pilots and crews.

Introduced: July 29, 2003 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jul 29, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10152)
Jul 29, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10152)
Jul 29, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of the Army to award the Combat Medical Badge, or establish and award a badge to be known as the Combat Medevac Badge, for Army helicopter medical evacuation ambulance (Medevac) pilots and crews. Makes qualifying service effective beginning June 25, 1950.

What's happening now July 29, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10152)

 Bill text 1 version

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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 8, 2004
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1487: A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to award the Combat Medical Badge or another combat badge for Army helicopter medical evacuation ambulance (Medevac) pilots and crews.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1487/
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"S. 1487: A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to award the Combat Medical Badge or another combat badge for Army helicopter medical evacuation ambulance (Medevac) pilots and crews.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1487/.
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S. 1487, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1487/.
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