Cold War Service Medal Act
- Last Action
- 4/5/2017
Actions
- 2017-04-05Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- 2017-03-07Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- 2017-03-07Introduced in House
- 2017-03-07Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-03-07 (00)
Cold War Service Medal Act
This bill authorizes the military department concerned to issue the Cold War Service Medal to members of the Armed Forces who: (1) served on active duty for at least 24 consecutive months during the Cold War (September 2, 1945, through December 26, 1991), (2) were deployed outside the continental United States for at least 30 days during such period, (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 other Cold War service as DOD may prescribe. Any such person who is already discharged or released from the Armed Forces shall be eligible only if the discharge or release was under honorable conditions.
Cosponsors (19)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- WALTER JONES (R-NC)
- Kathleen Rice (D-NY)
- Thomas Massie (R-KY)
- Carlos Curbelo (R-FL)
- TIM RYAN (D-OH)
- David McKinley (R-WV)
- Randy Weber (R-TX)
- Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- Ted Poe (R-TX)
- Joe Courtney (D-CT)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA)
- COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN)
- Rod Blum (R-IA)
- Tim Walberg (R-MI)
- ANNA ESHOO (D-CA)
- Mike Bishop (R-MI)
- Lee Zeldin (R-NY)
Subjects
- Military history
- Military personnel and dependents
- National Guard and reserves
- U.S. history
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