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HR 6039 109th Congress House

To expand retroactive eligibility of the Army Combat Action Badge to include members of the Army who participated in combat during which they personally engaged, or were personally engaged by, the…

Official title: To expand retroactive eligibility of the Army Combat Action Badge to include members of the Army who participated in combat during which they personally engage… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To expand retroactive eligibility of the Army Combat Action Badge to include members of the Army who participated in combat during which they personally engaged, or were personally engaged by, the enemy at any time on or after December 7, 1941.

Introduced: September 7, 2006 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security
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Sep 7, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6039: To expand retroactive eligibility of the Army Combat Action Badge to include members of the Army who participated in combat during which they personally engaged, or were personally engaged by, the enemy at any time on or after December 7, 1941.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6039/
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"H.R. 6039: To expand retroactive eligibility of the Army Combat Action Badge to include members of the Army who participated in combat during which they personally engaged, or were personally engaged by, the enemy at any time on or after December 7, 1941.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6039/.
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H.R. 6039, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6039/.
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[H.R. 6039: To expand retroactive eligibility of the Army Combat Action Badge to include members of the Army who participated in combat during which they personally engaged, or were personally engaged by, the enemy at any time on or after December 7, 1941.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6039/)
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