To provide for the award of the Purple Heart to persons held as prisoners of war before April 25, 1962, on the same basis as persons held as prisoners of war after that date.

Summary

Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned, for purposes of eligibility for the award of the Purple Heart, to treat a former prisoner of war (POW) who was wounded before April 25, 1962, while held as a POW (or while being taken captive) in the same manner as a former POW who is wounded on or after such date.

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Timeline

1. 6 April 1995

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on National Security.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 6 April 1995

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 6 April 1995

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 7 April 1995

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E816)

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 2 May 1995

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

   Source: Committee

6. 2 May 1995

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

   Source: Committee

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Sponsors

• Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Parker, Mike [R-MS-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Hefner, W. G. (Bill) [D-NC-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Spence, Floyd [R-SC-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] · D · Cosponsor
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