3.0.0 5757 2022-12-30T07:34:00Z 2023-01-01T23:50:08Z House HR 2021-10-27 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 189 (Wednesday, October 27, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. PINGREE:H.R. 5757.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H5959]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-10-27T16:02:00Z 2021-10-27 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2021-10-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-10-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 N M001180 Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] David McKinley R WV B. 1 2021-10-27 True H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] Brian Higgins D NY 26 2021-10-27 True K000394 Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3] Andy Kim D NJ 3 2022-01-11 False C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2022-01-11 False C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] Jim Costa D CA 16 2022-02-02 False P000599 Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] Bill Posey R FL 8 2022-02-28 False W000814 Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] Randy Weber R TX K. 14 2022-02-28 False D000630 Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] Antonio Delgado D NY 19 2022-03-16 False H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2022-05-03 False M001215 Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-2] Mariannette Miller-Meeks R IA 2 2022-05-03 False K000397 Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-39] Young Kim R CA 39 2022-10-28 False Armed Forces and National Security Military history Military personnel and dependents National Guard and reserves U.S. history Veterans' organizations and recognition Armed Forces and National Security 00 2021-10-27 Introduced in House 2021-12-21T16:56:54Z Cold War Service Medal Act

This bill authorizes the military department concerned to issue Cold War Service Medals to eligible persons who served during the Cold War (September 2, 1945, to December 26, 1991) and meet other requirements.

Specifically, eligible persons are those who (1) served on active duty for at least 24 consecutive months during the Cold War, (2) were deployed as members of the armed forces outside of the United States for at least 30 days during the Cold War, (3) were members of a reserve component and called or ordered to active duty related to the Cold War, or (4) performed other service in the armed forces during the Cold War.

The military department concerned may issue the medal to the next-of-kin if the eligible recipient is deceased.

]]> Cold War Service Medal Act Display Title Cold War Service Medal Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Cold War Service Medal Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the award of a military service medal to members of the Armed Forces who served honorably during the Cold War, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr5757ih/xml/BILLS-117hr5757ih.xml 2021-10-27 Referred to the House 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.