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HR 2354 113th Congress House

PROMPT Act

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the prompt replacement of military decorations upon the request of the recipients of the decorations or their immediate next of kin.

Introduced: June 13, 2013 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightDepartment of DefenseMilitary personnel and dependentsPerformance measurement
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Aug 29, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jun 13, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 13, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 29, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Proper Replacement Of Medals and Performance Tracking Act or the PROMPT Act - Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned, when recipients of certain military decorations or medals (or in some cases when the recipient's immediate next of kin) requests a replacement of such decoration (e.g., when the original medal is lost, stolen, or destroyed), to ensure that: (1) all actions to be taken with respect to the request, including verification of the service record of the recipient, are completed within one year; and (2) the replacement is mailed to the person making the request within a specified period after such verification.

Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to submit to Congress: (1) an annual report regarding compliance by the military departments with such replacement performance standards; and (2) a plan to implement such standards, including an estimate of FY2015 funds necessary to meet or exceed such standards.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2354: PROMPT Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2354/
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"H.R. 2354: PROMPT Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2354/.
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H.R. 2354, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2354/.
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