[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1119 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1119

  To amend title 36, United States Code, to revise the congressional 
charter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States 
  of America, Incorporated, to authorize associate membership in the 
  corporation for the spouse of a recipient of the Purple Heart medal.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 16, 2007

Mrs. Davis of California (for herself, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Blunt, Mrs. Jones 
 of Ohio, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. 
   Tancredo, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Berman, Mrs. 
    McCarthy of New York, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Smith of 
Nebraska, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Hare, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Capuano, 
and Mr. Honda) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 36, United States Code, to revise the congressional 
charter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States 
  of America, Incorporated, to authorize associate membership in the 
  corporation for the spouse of a recipient of the Purple Heart medal.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Purple Heart Family Equity Act of 
2007''.

SEC. 2. ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP IN THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART 
              OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED.

    Section 140503(b) of title 36, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``parents and lineal descendants'' and inserting ``the 
parents, spouse, and lineal descendants''.
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