A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal.

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Introduced

6 March 2013

Last action

6 March 2013 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Sponsors

Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV], Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR], Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT], Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND], Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC], Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN], Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH], Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY], Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL], Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK], Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA], Sen. Thune, John [R-SD], Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA], Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK], Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND], Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE]

Subjects

Defence

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Summary

Requires the Purple Heart to be placed in precedence above the Distinguished Warfare Medal.

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Timeline

6 March 2013
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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6 March 2013
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/470
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