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HR 5757 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Military history Military personnel and dependents National Guard and reserves U.S. history Veterans' organizations and recognition

Cold War Service Medal Act

Introduced: October 27, 2021 Introduced by: Pingree, Chellie Democratic · Maine See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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Cold War Service Medal Act

This bill authorizes the military department concerned to issue Cold War Service Medals to eligible persons who served during the Cold War (September 2, 1945, to December 26, 1991) and meet other requirements.

Specifically, eligible persons are those who (1) served on active duty for at least 24 consecutive months during the Cold War, (2) were deployed as members of the armed forces outside of the United States for at least 30 days during the Cold War, (3) were members of a reserve component and called or ordered to active duty related to the Cold War, or (4) performed other service in the armed forces during the Cold War.

The military department concerned may issue the medal to the next-of-kin if the eligible recipient is deceased.

What's happening now October 27, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 4 Republican 3
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Kim, Young
California · Oct 28, 2022
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Huffman, Jared
California · May 3, 2022
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Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · May 3, 2022
Delgado, Antonio
· Mar 16, 2022
Posey, Bill
· Feb 28, 2022
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Feb 28, 2022
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Feb 2, 2022
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jan 11, 2022
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Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Jan 11, 2022
Higgins, Brian
· Oct 27, 2021
McKinley, David
· Oct 27, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5757: Cold War Service Medal Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5757/
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"H.R. 5757: Cold War Service Medal Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5757/.
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H.R. 5757, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5757/.
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