3.0.0 2704 2023-01-11T13:36:37Z 2023-01-11T13:36:37Z House HR 2017-05-25 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 91 (Thursday, May 25, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LIPINSKI:H.R. 2704.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 1, Clause 12 and Clause 16 of Section 8 of Article Iof the Constitution of the United States grants the Congressthe power to enact this law.[Page H4609]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2017-07-17T19:17:31Z Referred to 2017-05-25T13:14:05Z 2017-07-17 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2017-05-25 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2017-05-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-05-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000563 Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] Daniel Lipinski D IL William 3 N J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2017-05-25 True W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 2017-05-25 True R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 2017-05-25 True S001191 Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 9 2017-05-25 True K000391 Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] Raja Krishnamoorthi D IL 8 2017-05-25 True K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 2017-05-25 True M001195 Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] Alexander Mooney R WV X. 2 2017-05-25 True L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 8 2017-05-25 True B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 2017-06-13 False Armed Forces and National Security Disability assistance Military facilities and property Retail and wholesale trades Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-05-25 Introduced in House 2017-09-27T18:12:09Z Purple Heart Heroes Act of 2017

This bill permits Purple Heart veterans and their dependents to use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities on the same basis as members of the Armed Forces entitled to retired or retainer pay and their dependents.

A "Purple Heart veteran" is a veteran who has a disability that is: (1) attributable to an injury for which the veteran was awarded the Purple Heart, and (2) compensable under the laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

An "MWR retail facility" means an exchange store or other revenue-generating facility operated by nonappropriated fund activities of the Department of Defense for the morale, welfare, and recreation of members of the Armed Forces.

]]> Purple Heart Heroes Act of 2017 Display Title Purple Heart Heroes Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to certain veterans who have been awarded the Purple Heart and to their dependents. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Purple Heart Heroes Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2704ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2704ih.xml 2017-07-17 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.