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A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to modify the individuals eligible for associate membership in the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America, Incorporated.

Introduced: March 1, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 19, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Mar 6, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 6, 2007
Received in the House.
Mar 2, 2007
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 1, 2007
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2540; text as passed Senate: CR S2540)
Mar 1, 2007
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2540; text as passed Senate: CR S2540)
Mar 1, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the federal charter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America, Incorporated (the corporation), to authorize the corporation to extend eligibility for associate membership in the corporation to the parents, spouse, siblings, and lineal descendants (currently, to parents and lineal descendants) of a Purple Heart recipient.

What's happening now March 19, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 841 Related bill To amend the Federal charter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America, Incorporated, t…
  • HR 1027 Related bill To amend title 36, United States Code, to authorize the spouse and siblings of a recipient of the Purple Heart medal to…
  • HR 1119 Related bill Purple Heart Family Equity Act of 2007
 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Mar 1, 2007
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Mar 1, 2007
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 1, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 743: A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to modify the individuals eligible for associate membership in the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America, Incorporated.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-743/
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"S. 743: A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to modify the individuals eligible for associate membership in the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America, Incorporated.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-743/.
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S. 743, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-743/.
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