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S 210 113th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Fraud offenses and financial crimes Military personnel and dependents

Stolen Valor Act of 2013

Introduced: February 4, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Feb 4, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 4, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stolen Valor Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to rewrite provisions relating to fraudulent claims about military service to subject to a fine, imprisonment for not more than one year, or both an individual who, with intent to obtain money, property, or other tangible benefit, fraudulently holds himself or herself out to be a recipient of:

  • a Congressional Medal of Honor,
  • a distinguished-service cross,
  • a Navy cross,
  • an Air Force cross,
  • a silver star,
  • a Purple Heart,
  • a Combat Infantryman's Badge,
  • a Combat Action Badge,
  • a Combat Medical Badge,
  • a Combat Action Ribbon,
  • a Combat Action Medal, or
  • any replacement or duplicate medal for such medal as authorized by law.
What's happening now February 4, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 258 Identical bill Stolen Valor Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 3 Republican 5
R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 18, 2013
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Mar 11, 2013
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Mar 11, 2013
 D
Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Mar 11, 2013
 R
Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Mar 11, 2013
 R
Cornyn, John
Texas · Mar 6, 2013
 D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Mar 5, 2013
 R
Risch, James E.
Idaho · Feb 27, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 210: Stolen Valor Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-210/
MLA
"S. 210: Stolen Valor Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-210/.
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S. 210, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-210/.
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