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H.R. 4588 115th Congress House

Abraham Lincoln Medal for Public Sacrifice Act of 2017

Official title: To establish the Abraham Lincoln Medal for Public Sacrifice, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 7, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Dec 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Dec 7, 2017
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 Latest action December 7, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Abraham Lincoln Medal for Public Sacrifice Act of 2017

This bill establishes the Abraham Lincoln Medal for Public Sacrifice. The medal is awarded to officers or employees of the federal government, other than members of the Armed Forces, who are wounded or killed while acting in their official capacity.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 1
Hice, Jody
· Nov 6, 2018
Mitchell, Paul
· Sep 12, 2018
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Dec 7, 2017
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Thompson, Mike
California · Dec 7, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4588: Abraham Lincoln Medal for Public Sacrifice Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4588/
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"H.R. 4588: Abraham Lincoln Medal for Public Sacrifice Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4588/.
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H.R. 4588, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4588/.
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