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Cold War Service Medal Act of 2015

Introduced: December 11, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Aug 13, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Apr 28, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 28, 2015
Introduced in House
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Cold War Service Medal Act of 2015

Authorizes the military department concerned to issue the Cold War Service Medal to members of the Armed Forces who: (1) served on active duty for at least 24 consecutive months during the Cold War (September 2, 1945, through December 26, 1991); (2) were deployed outside the continental United States for at least 30 days during such period; (3) were members of a reserve component of the Armed Forces and were called or ordered to active duty to participate in exercises or operations directly related to the Cold War; or (4) performed other Cold War service as DOD may prescribe. Disqualifies any such person who was not discharged or released from the Armed Forces under under honorable conditions.

Expresses the sense of Congress that DOD should expedite the design and issuance of the Medal.

What's happening now August 13, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 6 Republican 1
Rooney, Thomas
· Nov 14, 2016
Byrne, Bradley
· May 10, 2016
 R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Dec 11, 2015
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Oct 7, 2015
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Sep 11, 2015
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jul 7, 2015
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jul 7, 2015
Curbelo, Carlos
· May 20, 2015
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Apr 28, 2015
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 28, 2015
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Apr 28, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2067: Cold War Service Medal Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2067/
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"H.R. 2067: Cold War Service Medal Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2067/.
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H.R. 2067, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2067/.
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