3.0.0 2747 2023-01-11T13:30:56Z 2023-01-11T13:30:56Z House HR 2015-06-12 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 94 (Friday, June 12, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McGOVERN:H.R. 2747.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1; Article I, Section 8,Clause 14; and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H4344]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2015-08-13T21:07:11Z Referred to 2015-06-12T13:02:00Z National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 114 1735 HR 2015-10-22 Vetoed by President. Related bill CRS A bill to provide for an Atomic Veterans Service Medal. 114 3033 S 2016-06-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Related bill CRS 2015-08-13 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2015-06-12 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2015-06-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-06-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 N J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2015-06-12 True P000602 Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4] Mike Pompeo R KS 4 2015-06-12 True E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2015-06-12 True C001101 Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] Katherine Clark D MA M. 5 2015-06-12 True T000465 Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] Niki Tsongas D MA 3 2015-06-12 True B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2015-06-17 False L000554 Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] FRANK LOBIONDO R NJ A. 2 2015-07-22 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2015-09-09 False W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 23 2015-09-25 False N000127 Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] RICHARD NOLAN D MN 8 2016-03-02 False E000294 Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] Tom Emmer R MN 6 2016-03-02 False M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2016-04-26 False L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 2016-05-18 False R000604 Rep. Russell, Steve [R-OK-5] Steve Russell R OK 5 2016-09-13 False M001196 Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] Seth Moulton D MA 6 2016-12-01 False Armed Forces and National Security Military personnel and dependents Nuclear weapons Radiation Veterans' organizations and recognition Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-06-12 Introduced in House 2015-06-18T16:15:52Z Atomic Veterans Service Medal Act

This bill directs the Secretary of Defense to design and produce an Atomic Veterans Service Medal to honor retired and former members of the Armed Forces who are radiation-exposed veterans.

The Secretary may provide for issuance of the Medal to the next-of-kin of a deceased radiation-exposed veteran.

]]> Atomic Veterans Service Medal Act Display Title Atomic Veterans Service Medal Act Official Title as Introduced To authorize the award of a military service medal to members of the Armed Forces who were exposed to ionizing radiation as a result of participation in the testing of nuclear weapons or under other circumstances. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Atomic Veterans Service Medal Act Introduced in House 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr2747ih/xml/BILLS-114hr2747ih.xml 2015-08-13 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.