3.0.0 154 2019-11-15T21:41:10Z 2019-11-15T21:41:10Z House H HR 2013-01-04 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McINTYRE:H.R. 154.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Amendment XVI, of theUnited States Constitution.[Page H53]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2013-01-11T21:01:09Z Referred to 2013-01-04T15:03:00Z 2013-01-11 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2013-01-04 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2013-01-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-01-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000485 Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] MIKE MCINTYRE D NC 7 N C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 2013-07-17 False Armed Forces and National Security Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Veterans' organizations and recognition Armed Forces and National Security 00 2013-01-04 Introduced in House 2013-01-25T17:51:37Z Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to award a decoration called the Department of Veterans Affairs Medal for Distinguished Public Service to a veteran who, during the period after the date of the veteran's discharge or release from the active military, naval, or air service, has: (1) made remarkable and distinguished contributions to the community of the veteran; and (2) exemplified the virtues of honor, duty, and commitment to service that originally led the veteran to service in the Armed Forces.

Allows the Secretary to award such medal posthumously to such a veteran who is deceased.

]]> To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a Department of Veterans Affairs Medal for Distinguished Public Service to honor veterans who make remarkable and distinguished contributions to their communities. Display Title To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a Department of Veterans Affairs Medal for Distinguished Public Service to honor veterans who make remarkable and distinguished contributions to their communities. Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a Department of Veterans Affairs Medal for Distinguished Public Service to honor veterans who make remarkable and distinguished contributions to their communities. Introduced in House 2013-01-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr154ih/xml/BILLS-113hr154ih.xml 2013-01-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. 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.