S 1603
108th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Armed Forces and National Security
Commemorations
Congress
Congressional Medal of Honor
Forgery
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Military medals, decorations, etc.
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
A bill the amend title 18 of the United States Code, to prohibit the unauthorized use of military certificates, and for other purposes.
Introduced: September 10, 2003
Introduced by:
Graham, Lindsey
Republican
· South Carolina
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 29, 2003
Star Print ordered on the bill.
Sep 10, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 10, 2003
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends the Federal criminal code to (1) apply the prohibition against knowingly manufacturing or selling any military decoration or medal without authorization to any certificate or similar document awarding such a decoration or medal; (2) increase the penalty for violating such prohibition to two years' imprisonment; and (3) increase the penalty with respect to a Congressional Medal of Honor to five years' imprisonment.
What's happening now
Star Print ordered on the bill.
Committees of jurisdiction
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