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Cold War Service Medal Act

Introduced: January 9, 2020 Introduced by: Pingree, Chellie Democratic · Maine See on congress.gov
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Oct 24, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Oct 23, 2019
Introduced in House
Oct 23, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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Cold War Service Medal Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) to issue a service medal to members of the Armed Forces who served during the Cold War.

The medal may be awarded to service members who (1) served on active duty for at least 24 consecutive months during the Cold War, from September 2, 1945, to December 26, 1991; (2) were deployed outside the continental United States for at least 30 days during the Cold War; (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 such other service in the Armed Forces during the Cold War as DOD may prescribe.

What's happening now October 24, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 3 Republican 6
UPTON, FRED
· Dec 2, 2020
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Sep 23, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Sep 21, 2020
Fortenberry, Jeff
· Aug 25, 2020
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · May 5, 2020
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · Apr 10, 2020
Taylor, Van
· Mar 11, 2020
 R
Cline, Ben
Virginia · Feb 28, 2020
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Jan 30, 2020
Axne, Cynthia
· Jan 16, 2020
Zeldin, Lee
· Jan 9, 2020
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Dec 5, 2019
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Nov 15, 2019
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 31, 2019
Higgins, Brian
· Oct 23, 2019
McKinley, David
· Oct 23, 2019
Rice, Kathleen
· Oct 23, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4807: Cold War Service Medal Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4807/
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"H.R. 4807: Cold War Service Medal Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4807/.
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H.R. 4807, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4807/.
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