3.0.0 3201 2023-01-11T13:41:50Z 2023-01-11T13:41:50Z Senate S 2018-07-12 115 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-07-12T15:33:58Z Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018 115 5467 HR 2018-04-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Related bill CRS John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 115 5515 HR 2018-08-13 Became Public Law No: 115-232. Related bill CRS 2018-07-12 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2018-07-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI N B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2018-07-12 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2018-08-22 False Armed Forces and National Security Disability assistance Military facilities and property Military personnel and dependents Retail and wholesale trades Veterans' organizations and recognition Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2018-07-12 Introduced in Senate 2019-09-03T22:07:17Z Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018

This bill extends access to Department of Defense (DOD) commissaries and morale, welfare, and recreation (MWR) facilities to Purple Heart recipients, veterans with a service-connected disability, Medal of Honor recipients, former prisoners of war, and veteran caregivers. (Commissaries are grocery/department stores on military installations that sell food and some household items. MWR facilities offer a range of services on bases including libraries, outdoor recreation, dining, golf courses, and sports and fitness centers.)

]]> Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018 Display Title Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to extend certain morale, welfare, and recreation privileges to certain veterans and their caregivers, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018 Introduced in Senate 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s3201is/xml/BILLS-115s3201is.xml 2018-07-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. 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.