United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4039 (108th)
Korean Defense Service Combat Recognition Act
Introduced
25 March 2004
Last action
6 April 2004 · Committee
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.
Sponsors
Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ], Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8], Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5], Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3], Rep. Gillmor, Paul E. [R-OH-5], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3], Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4], Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4], Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1], Rep. Greenwood, James C. [R-PA-8], Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9], Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-28], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7], Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19], Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
18 August 2025
Summary
Korean Defense Service Combat Recognition Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army to provide that, with respect to service in the Republic of Korea after July 28, 1953, eligibility of a member of the Army for the Combat Infantryman Badge or the Combat Medical Badge shall be met under criteria and eligibility requirements that, as nearly as practicable, are identical to those applicable to service elsewhere without regard to specific location or special circumstances such as: (1) serving in a hostile fire area; (2) a minimum number of instances in which the member was engaged with the enemy in active ground combat; or (3) a personal recommendation or approval by a commander in the member's chain of command.
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Timeline
25 March 2004
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 March 2004
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral
25 March 2004
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 April 2004
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.
Source: Committee
6 April 2004
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 25 March 2004 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5] · R · Sponsor
- Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gillmor, Paul E. [R-OH-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Greenwood, James C. [R-PA-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-28] · D · Cosponsor
- ROBERT BRADY · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/4039
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/4039
- us · 108-hr-4039 · source updated 18 August 2025