Skip to main content
S. 3201 115th Congress Senate

Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018

Official title: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to extend certain morale, welfare, and recreation privileges to certain veterans and their caregivers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 12, 2018 Introduced by: Brian Schatz Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Disability assistanceMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary personnel and dependentsRetail and wholesale trades
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Veterans' organizations and recognitionVeterans' pensions and compensation
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 12, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jul 12, 2018
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action July 12, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018

This bill extends access to Department of Defense (DOD) commissaries and morale, welfare, and recreation (MWR) facilities to Purple Heart recipients, veterans with a service-connected disability, Medal of Honor recipients, former prisoners of war, and veteran caregivers. (Commissaries are grocery/department stores on military installations that sell food and some household items. MWR facilities offer a range of services on bases including libraries, outdoor recreation, dining, golf courses, and sports and fitness centers.)

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5467 Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018
  • HR 5515 John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jul 12, 2018
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3201: Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3201/
MLA
"S. 3201: Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3201/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 3201, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3201/.
Markdown link
[S. 3201: Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3201/)
Report a problem