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HR 2211 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Mammals Military personnel and dependents Service animals

Guardians of America's Freedom Medal Act

Introduced: April 27, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 23, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Apr 27, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 27, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Guardians of America's Freedom Medal Act

This bill requires each military department to carry out a program to award medals or other commendations to military working dogs and their handlers to recognize valor or meritorious achievement.

What's happening now May 23, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 2987 Related bill John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
  • HR 5515 Related bill John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
  • S 2954 Identical bill Guardians of America's Freedom Medal Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 16, 2017
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 3, 2017
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· Apr 27, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2211: Guardians of America's Freedom Medal Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2211/
MLA
"H.R. 2211: Guardians of America's Freedom Medal Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2211/.
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H.R. 2211, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2211/.
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[H.R. 2211: Guardians of America's Freedom Medal Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2211/)
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