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Stolen Valor Act of 2005

Introduced: May 3, 2006 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 23, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jul 19, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 19, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stolen Valor Act of 2005 - Amends the federal criminal code to expand the prohibition against wearing, manufacturing, or selling military decorations or medals without legal authorization to prohibit purchasing, soliciting, mailing, shipping, importing, exporting, producing blank certificates of receipt for, advertising, or exchanging such decorations or medals without authorization.

Prohibits falsely representing oneself as having been awarded any decoration or medal authorized by Congress for the Armed Forces or any of the service medals or badges.

Increases penalties for violations if the offense involves a Distinguished Service Cross, an Air Force Cross, a Navy Cross, a silver star, or a Purple Heart.

What's happening now August 23, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 10 Republican 4
R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Dec 5, 2006
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Aug 2, 2006
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · May 3, 2006
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 3, 2006
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 3, 2006
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Feb 14, 2006
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Sep 7, 2005
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 6, 2005
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jul 28, 2005
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 28, 2005
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jul 27, 2005
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jul 27, 2005
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 27, 2005
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 27, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3352: Stolen Valor Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3352/
MLA
"H.R. 3352: Stolen Valor Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3352/.
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H.R. 3352, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3352/.
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