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S 402 112th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Military history Military personnel and dependents U.S. history

Cold War Service Medal Act of 2011

Introduced: February 17, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Feb 17, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 17, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cold War Service Medal Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to issue the Cold War Service Medal to members of the Armed Forces who were discharged or released under honorable conditions after having: (1) served on active duty for at least 24 consecutive months during the Cold War (September 2, 1945, through December 26, 1991), (2) deployed outside the continental United States for at least 30 days during such period, or (3) performed other Cold War service as the Secretary of Defense (DOD) may prescribe.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary should expedite the design of the Medal as well its issuance to eligible members.

What's happening now February 17, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1968 Identical bill Cold War Service Medal Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Feb 17, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 402: Cold War Service Medal Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-402/
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"S. 402: Cold War Service Medal Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-402/.
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S. 402, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-402/.
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