Honoring our Heroes Act
- Last Action
- 2/21/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-21Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- 2017-01-10Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- 2017-01-10Introduced in House
- 2017-01-10Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-01-10 (00)
Honoring our Heroes Act
This bill permits, where there is no living immediate next of kin of a deceased member of the Armed Forces, a covered relative to request the one-time free replacement of certain military decorations of such deceased member.
"Covered relative" means a relative of a deceased recipient of a military decoration who is: (1) not the immediate next of kin; and (2) related within the fourth degree of consanguinity to the deceased recipient, or a more distant relative if determined appropriate.
Cosponsors (13)
- JAMES LANGEVIN (D-RI)
- WALTER JONES (R-NC)
- Bradley Byrne (R-AL)
- Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS)
- TIM RYAN (D-OH)
- Alma Adams (D-NC)
- Mike Bishop (R-MI)
- Timothy Walz (D-MN)
- Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH)
- James Himes (D-CT)
- ADAM SCHIFF (D-CA)
Subjects
- Military personnel and dependents
- Veterans' organizations and recognition
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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