US Congress Senate Bill 402 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 17 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: Senate Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Cold War Service Medal Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to issue the Cold War Service Medal to members of the Armed Forces who were discharged or released under honorable conditions after having: (1) served on active duty for at least 24 consecutive months during the Cold War (September 2, 1945, through December 26, 1991), (2) deployed outside the continental United States for at least 30 days during such period, or (3) performed other Cold War service as the Secretary of Defense (DOD) may prescribe. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary should expedite the design of the Medal as well its issuance to eligible members.

Cold War Service Medal Act of 2011

Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME]	Sen. Scott Brown [R-MA]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Tim Johnson [D-SD]
Sen. John Kerry [D-MA]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Jim Webb [D-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-17	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

HB1968 (Same As) 2011-06-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/402/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s402/BILLS-112s402is.pdf