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HR 1419 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Military history Military personnel and dependents National Guard and reserves U.S. history

Cold War Service Medal Act

Introduced: March 7, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 5, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 7, 2017
Introduced in House
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Cold War Service Medal Act

This bill 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. Any such person who is already discharged or released from the Armed Forces shall be eligible only if the discharge or release was under honorable conditions.

What's happening now April 5, 2017

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 3 Republican 4
Zeldin, Lee
· Nov 16, 2018
Bishop, Mike
· Jul 10, 2018
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Jan 30, 2018
Blum, Rod
· Jan 11, 2018
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Nov 28, 2017
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Sep 27, 2017
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Jun 15, 2017
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Apr 5, 2017
Curbelo, Carlos
· Mar 7, 2017
 R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Mar 7, 2017
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 7, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1419: Cold War Service Medal Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1419/
MLA
"H.R. 1419: Cold War Service Medal Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1419/.
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H.R. 1419, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1419/.
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[H.R. 1419: Cold War Service Medal Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1419/)
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