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HR 540 112th Congress House

In Memory Medal for Forgotten Veterans Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Defense to issue a medal to honor veterans of the Armed Forces who died after their service in the Vietnam War, but whose deaths wer… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Defense to issue a medal to honor veterans of the Armed Forces who died after their service in the Vietnam War, but whose deaths were a direct result of their service in the Vietnam War.

Introduced: July 21, 2011 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security AsiaConflicts and warsMilitary personnel and dependentsVietnam
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 3, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Feb 8, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 8, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 3, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

In Memory Medal For Forgotten Veterans Act - Establishes the "Jesus (Chuchi) Salgado Medal" to be issued by the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to a veteran who died after serving in the Vietnam War but whose death is determined to be a direct result of such service and whose name is not eligible for placement on the wall of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 21, 2011
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 15, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 540: In Memory Medal for Forgotten Veterans Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-540/
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"H.R. 540: In Memory Medal for Forgotten Veterans Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-540/.
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H.R. 540, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-540/.
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