3.0.0 6095 2021-04-19T19:40:16Z 2021-04-19T19:40:16Z House H HR 2012-07-10 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DEUTCH:H.R. 6095.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution Clause 14, which grants Congress thepower to make Rules for the Government and Regulation of theland and naval Forces.[Page H4775]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2012-07-26T21:17:22Z Referred to 2012-07-10T14:00:30Z 2012-07-26 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2012-07-10 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. 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[D-CA-14] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 14 2012-08-02 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Department of Defense Evidence and witnesses Military personnel and dependents Veterans' organizations and recognition Armed Forces and National Security 00 2012-07-10 Introduced in House 2012-10-15T18:53:51Z Morris Soskil Path to the Purple Heart Act - Requires the Secretary of the military department concerned, in the case of an individual who served as a member of the Armed Forces during World War II and whose service records are incomplete because of damage while in the possession of the Department of Defense (DOD), to provide an exception to the standards for awarding the Purple Heart and consider unofficial sources of information, including eyewitness statements, to determine whether the individual is so eligible as a member killed or wounded in action as the result of an enemy act.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to make such an award based upon a positive determination by the Secretary concerned.

Allows such an award to be made posthumously.

]]> Morris Soskil Path to the Purple Heart Act Short Titles as Introduced Morris Soskil Path to the Purple Heart Act Display Title Morris Soskil Path to the Purple Heart Act Official Title as Introduced To authorize the Secretaries of the military departments to provide an exception to the standards for awarding the Purple Heart for veterans of World War II whose service records are incomplete because of damage to the permanent record. Introduced in House 2012-07-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr6095ih/xml/BILLS-112hr6095ih.xml 2012-07-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.