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<item congress="113" measure-type="hr" measure-number="293" measure-id="id113hr293" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2013-01-15" update-date="2013-01-29">
<title>To expand retroactive eligibility of the Army Combat Action Badge to include members of the Army who participated in combat during which they personally engaged, or were personally engaged by, the enemy at any time on or after December 7, 1941.</title>
<summary summary-id="id113hr293v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2013-01-29">
<action-date>2013-01-15</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to award the Army Combat Action Badge to any member of the Army who participated in combat during which the person actually engaged, or was personally engaged by, the enemy at any time between December 7, 1941, and September 18, 2001, as long as such person has not been previously recognized for such participation. </p>]]></summary-text>
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