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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 See on congress.gov
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Feb 19, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 19, 1985
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 February 19, 1985

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · May 21, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 467: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the President to award prisoner of war medals in appropriate cases.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-467/
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"S. 467: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the President to award prisoner of war medals in appropriate cases.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-467/.
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S. 467, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-467/.
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