S 1841 108th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Cold War Commemorations History International Affairs Military medals, decorations, etc.

Cold War Medal Act

Introduced: November 10, 2003 See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Nov 10, 2003

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cold War Medal Act - Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned, upon application, to issue Cold War service medals to military personnel who served honorably during the Cold War era (September 2, 1945, through December 26, 1991).

What's happening now November 10, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF

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Armed Services Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 1

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Jan 26, 2004

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1841: Cold War Medal Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1841/

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S. 1841, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1841/.

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