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S 470 113th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Conflicts and wars Department of Defense Military personnel and dependents

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal.

Introduced: March 11, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Mar 6, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 6, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the Purple Heart to be placed in precedence above the Distinguished Warfare Medal.

What's happening now March 6, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 2 Republican 10
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Apr 15, 2013
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Apr 8, 2013
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Mar 22, 2013
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 18, 2013
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 13, 2013
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Mar 13, 2013
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Mar 13, 2013
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Mar 12, 2013
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Mar 12, 2013
Donnelly, Joe
· Mar 11, 2013
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 11, 2013
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Mar 7, 2013
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 6, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 470: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-470/
MLA
"S. 470: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-470/.
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S. 470, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-470/.
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[S. 470: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-470/)
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