United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4043 (111th)
Military Spouse Pin Act
Introduced
6 November 2009
Last action
18 November 2009 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Sponsors
Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Military Spouse Pin Act - Requires the design of a spouse-of-a-combat-veteran lapel button to identify and recognize the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who is serving in a combat zone for a period of more than 30 days. Directs the: (1) Secretary of the military department concerned to present the button to such a spouse; and (2) Secretary of Defense (DOD) to make the button available to qualifying spouses of veterans of military conflicts that took place before the enactment of this Act.
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Timeline
6 November 2009
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral
6 November 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 November 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
18 November 2009
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 6 November 2009 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- ROBERT BRADY · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← To amend title 10, United States Code, to recognize the contributions made by the spouses of members of the Armed Forces who serve in combat through the presentation of an official lapel button, and for other purposes.
- related to ← Children of Military Service Members Commemorative Lapel Pin Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4043
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/4043
- us · 111-hr-4043 · source updated 14 August 2025