United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 284 (110th)
Civilian Prisoner-of-War Medal Act of 2007
Introduced
5 January 2007
Last action
20 March 2007 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
Sponsors
Rep. Davis, Geoff [R-KY-4], Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2], Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Civilian Prisoner-of-War Medal Act of 2007 - Requires the President to issue a prisoner-of-war medal to any person who, while serving as a civilian employee of the federal government, was forcibly taken and held captive: (1) while serving in a position or otherwise performing functions in support of the U.S. Armed Forces; or (2) by foreign armed forces that are hostile to the United States.
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Timeline
5 January 2007
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Source: IntroReferral
5 January 2007
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 January 2007
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 March 2007
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 5 January 2007 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 5 January 2007
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 5 January 2007
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 5 January 2007
Sponsors
- Rep. Davis, Geoff [R-KY-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3] · R · Cosponsor
- · hsgo00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/284
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/284
- us · 110-hr-284 · source updated 14 August 2025