S 467
99th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Awards, medals, prizes
Commemorations
Military medals, decorations, etc.
Prisoners of war
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the President to award prisoner of war medals in appropriate cases.
Introduced: February 19, 1985
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 19, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 19, 1985
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Authorizes the President to award a prisoner of war medal to any member of the Army, Navy, Marines, or Air Force who has been taken prisoner and held captive by a hostile opposing armed force.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1