United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 833 (113th)
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal.
Introduced
26 February 2013
Last action
14 March 2013 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Sponsors
Duncan Hunter, Thomas Rooney, Tim Murphy, Adam Kinzinger, Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3], Mike Coffman, Steven Palazzo, Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-11], Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-6], Ken Calvert, Rep. Rigell, E. Scott [R-VA-2], Michael Turner, Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11], Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3], Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4], Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4], Paul Cook, Tom Reed, David McKinley, Doug Lamborn, Ted Yoho, Trent Franks, Tom Cole, Rep. Nunnelee, Alan [R-MS-1], Gerald Connolly, Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19], Martha Roby, Steve Stivers, Robert Pittenger, Eric Crawford, Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Runyan, Jon [R-NJ-3], Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6], Kyrsten Sinema, Michael Simpson, Thomas Massie, Robert Wittman, GENE GREEN, Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-4], Jim Bridenstine, Robert Latta, Erik Paulsen, Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2], Glenn Thompson, John Carter, FRANK LOBIONDO, Bill Posey, GREG WALDEN
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
3 December 2025
Summary
Requires the Purple Heart to be placed in precedence above the Distinguished Warfare Medal.
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Timeline
26 February 2013
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral
26 February 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 February 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 March 2013
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 26 February 2013 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 26 February 2013
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 26 February 2013
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 26 February 2013
Sponsors
- Duncan Hunter · R · Sponsor
- Thomas Rooney · R · Sponsor
- Tim Murphy · R · Sponsor
- Adam Kinzinger · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] · R · Sponsor
- Mike Coffman · R · Cosponsor
- Steven Palazzo · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Ken Calvert · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rigell, E. Scott [R-VA-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Michael Turner · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Paul Cook · R · Cosponsor
- Tom Reed · R · Cosponsor
- David McKinley · R · Cosponsor
- Doug Lamborn · R · Cosponsor
- Ted Yoho · R · Cosponsor
- Trent Franks · R · Cosponsor
- Tom Cole · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nunnelee, Alan [R-MS-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Gerald Connolly · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Martha Roby · R · Cosponsor
- Steve Stivers · R · Cosponsor
- Robert Pittenger · R · Cosponsor
- Eric Crawford · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Runyan, Jon [R-NJ-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Kyrsten Sinema · D · Cosponsor
- Michael Simpson · R · Cosponsor
- Thomas Massie · R · Cosponsor
- Robert Wittman · R · Cosponsor
- GENE GREEN · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Jim Bridenstine · R · Cosponsor
- Robert Latta · R · Cosponsor
- Erik Paulsen · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Glenn Thompson · R · Cosponsor
- John Carter · R · Cosponsor
- FRANK LOBIONDO · R · Cosponsor
- Bill Posey · R · Cosponsor
- GREG WALDEN · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/833
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/833
- us · 113-hr-833 · source updated 3 December 2025