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H.R. 1870 98th Congress House

Vietnam Veterans National Medal Act

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to coin and sell a national medal in honor of the members and former members of the Armed Forces of the United … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to coin and sell a national medal in honor of the members and former members of the Armed Forces of the United States who served in the Vietnam conflict.

Introduced: April 26, 1983 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Awards, medals, prizesCommemorationsVietnamese Conflict
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 Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 30, 1984
Became Public Law No: 98-566.
Oct 30, 1984
Signed by President.
Oct 18, 1984
Presented to President.
Oct 15, 1984
Measure Signed in Senate.
Oct 9, 1984
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Oct 9, 1984
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Nov 2, 1983
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 525.
Nov 2, 1983
Committee on Banking. Reported to Senate by Senator Garn without amendment. Without written report.
Nov 2, 1983
Committee on Banking. Approved for reporting without amendment favorably.
Oct 19, 1983
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
Oct 18, 1983
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Yea-Nay Vote: 410 - 0 (Record Vote No: 388).
Oct 18, 1983
Passed House by Yea-Nay Vote: 410 - 0 (Record Vote No: 388).
Oct 17, 1983
Considered by House Unfinished Business. Vote Postponed Until Oct 18, 83.
Oct 17, 1983
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Oct 17, 1983
House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs Discharged by Suspension of Rules.
Sep 27, 1983
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 27, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.
Mar 3, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Mar 3, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 30, 1984

Became Public Law No: 98-566.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Vietnam Veterans National Medal Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to coin and sell a medal in honor of the members and former members of the Armed Forces who served in Vietnam. Declares that the Secretary shall offer such medals for sale to the public at a price sufficient to cover the cost of minting and distributing of such medals.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 4 Republican 2
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Aug 3, 1983
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jun 28, 1983
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Jun 9, 1983
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Jun 9, 1983
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jun 1, 1983
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 24, 1983
FROST, MARTIN
· May 12, 1983
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 26, 1983
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Apr 26, 1983
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 26, 1983
TAUZIN, W.
· Apr 26, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1870: Vietnam Veterans National Medal Act. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1870/
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"H.R. 1870: Vietnam Veterans National Medal Act." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1870/.
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H.R. 1870, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1870/.
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