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HR 2553 111th Congress House

Atomic Veterans Service Medal Act

Official title: To authorize the award of a military service medal to members of the Armed Forces who were exposed to ionizing radiation as a result of participation in the te… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the award of a military service medal to members of the Armed Forces who were exposed to ionizing radiation as a result of participation in the testing of nuclear weapons or under other circumstances.

Introduced: May 21, 2009 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Military historyMilitary personnel and dependentsNuclear weapons
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 8, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
May 21, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
May 21, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 8, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Atomic Veterans Service Medal Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to: (1) design and produce a military service medal, to be known as the Atomic Veterans Service Medal, to honor retired and former members of the Armed Forces who participated in a radiation-risk activity while serving on active duty; and (2) issue the Medal to such veterans or their next-of-kin.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1128 Identical bill Atomic Veterans Service Medal Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 2
Arcuri, Michael
· Jun 29, 2010
Teague, Harry
· Dec 9, 2009
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 31, 2009
Ellsworth, Brad
· Jul 16, 2009
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 3, 2009
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 21, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2553: Atomic Veterans Service Medal Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2553/
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"H.R. 2553: Atomic Veterans Service Medal Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2553/.
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H.R. 2553, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2553/.
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[H.R. 2553: Atomic Veterans Service Medal Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2553/)
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