United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1419 (115th)
Cold War Service Medal Act
Introduced
7 March 2017
Last action
5 April 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Sponsors
Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4], Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4], Carlos Curbelo, Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1], Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14], Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1], Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36], Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2], Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Rep. Blum, Rod [R-IA-1], Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8], Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Cold War Service Medal Act This bill authorizes the military department concerned to issue the Cold War Service Medal to members of the Armed Forces who: (1) served on active duty for at least 24 consecutive months during the Cold War (September 2, 1945, through December 26, 1991), (2) were deployed outside the continental United States for at least 30 days during such period, (3) were members of a reserve component of the Armed Forces and were called or ordered to active duty to participate in exercises or operations directly related to the Cold War, or (4) performed other Cold War service as DOD may prescribe. Any such person who is already discharged or released from the Armed Forces shall be eligible only if the discharge or release was under honorable conditions.
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Timeline
7 March 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral
7 March 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 March 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 April 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 7 March 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] · R · Sponsor
- Carlos Curbelo · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Blum, Rod [R-IA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1419
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1419
- us · 115-hr-1419 · source updated 11 August 2025