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HR 406 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Military personnel and dependents Veterans' organizations and recognition

Honoring our Heroes Act

Introduced: January 24, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 21, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jan 10, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced in House
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Honoring our Heroes Act

This bill permits, where there is no living immediate next of kin of a deceased member of the Armed Forces, a covered relative to request the one-time free replacement of certain military decorations of such deceased member.

"Covered relative" means a relative of a deceased recipient of a military decoration who is: (1) not the immediate next of kin; and (2) related within the fourth degree of consanguinity to the deceased recipient, or a more distant relative if determined appropriate.

What's happening now February 21, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Feb 7, 2017
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 7, 2017
Bishop, Mike
· Jan 24, 2017
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jan 23, 2017
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jan 13, 2017
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Jan 13, 2017
Byrne, Bradley
· Jan 10, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 406: Honoring our Heroes Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-406/
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"H.R. 406: Honoring our Heroes Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-406/.
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