HR 4043
111th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Military Spouse Pin Act
Introduced: November 6, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 18, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Nov 6, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Nov 6, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Military Spouse Pin Act - Requires the design of a spouse-of-a-combat-veteran lapel button to identify and recognize the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who is serving in a combat zone for a period of more than 30 days.
Directs the: (1) Secretary of the military department concerned to present the button to such a spouse; and (2) Secretary of Defense (DOD) to make the button available to qualifying spouses of veterans of military conflicts that took place before the enactment of this Act.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Committees of jurisdiction
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