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S. 470 (113th)

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], John Boozman, Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [I-WV], Rep. Baucus, Max [D-MT-1], 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], Christopher Murphy, Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN], Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH], Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large], Amy Klobuchar, Mitch McConnell, Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL], Lisa Murkowski, John Cornyn, Susan Collins, Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA], John Thune, Jerry Moran, Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large], Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA], Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], Rand Paul, Chuck Grassley, Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK], John Hoeven, Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE]

Subjects

Defence

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3 December 2025

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

  1. 6 March 2013

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 6 March 2013

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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