United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4720 (110th)
In Memory Medal For Forgotten Veterans Act
Introduced
17 December 2007
Last action
23 January 2008 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Sponsors
Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
In Memory Medal For Forgotten Veterans Act - Establishes the "Jesus (Chuchi) Salgado Medal" to be issued by the Secretary of Defense to a qualifying veteran who died after serving in the Vietnam War but whose death is determined to be a direct result of such service and whose name is not eligible for placement on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
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Timeline
17 December 2007
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral
17 December 2007
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 December 2007
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
23 January 2008
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 17 December 2007 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 17 December 2007
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 17 December 2007
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 17 December 2007
Sponsors
- Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Sponsor
- · hsas00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/4720
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/4720
- us · 110-hr-4720 · source updated 14 August 2025