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H.R. 2747 114th Congress House

Atomic Veterans Service Medal Act

Official title: To authorize the award of a military service medal to members of the Armed Forces who were exposed to ionizing radiation as a result of participation in the te… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the award of a military service medal to members of the Armed Forces who were exposed to ionizing radiation as a result of participation in the testing of nuclear weapons or under other circumstances.

Introduced: June 12, 2015 Introduced by: James P. McGovern Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Military personnel and dependentsNuclear weaponsRadiationVeterans' organizations and recognition
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 13, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jun 12, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 12, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 13, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Atomic Veterans Service Medal Act

This bill directs the Secretary of Defense to design and produce an Atomic Veterans Service Medal to honor retired and former members of the Armed Forces who are radiation-exposed veterans.

The Secretary may provide for issuance of the Medal to the next-of-kin of a deceased radiation-exposed veteran.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1735 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
  • S 3033 A bill to provide for an Atomic Veterans Service Medal.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4 Republican 1
D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Dec 1, 2016
Russell, Steve
· Sep 13, 2016
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 26, 2016
 R
Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · Mar 2, 2016
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Sep 25, 2015
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Jun 17, 2015
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jun 12, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2747: Atomic Veterans Service Medal Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2747/
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"H.R. 2747: Atomic Veterans Service Medal Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2747/.
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H.R. 2747, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2747/.
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