US HB833 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 98-33-1)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-03-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

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

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Title

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

Sponsors

Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ]Rep. Michele Bachmann [R-MN]
Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY]Rep. Kerry Bentivolio [R-MI]Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]
Rep. Jim Bridenstine [R-OK]Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL]Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]
Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]Rep. John Campbell [R-CA]Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]Rep. John Carter [R-TX]
Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA]Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]
Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]
Rep. Ron DeSantis [R-FL]Rep. John Dingell [D-MI]Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC]
Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]Rep. John Fleming [R-LA]Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]
Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R-NJ]Rep. Scott Garrett [R-NJ]Rep. Bob Gibbs [R-OH]
Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]Rep. Tim Griffin [R-AR]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Michael Grimm [R-NY]Rep. Joseph Heck [R-NV]Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI]Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]
Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]Rep. Jack Kingston [R-GA]Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]Rep. John Kline [R-MN]
Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]Rep. Raul Labrador [R-ID]Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]
Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]
Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]
Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]Rep. Thomas Massie [R-KY]Rep. Jim Matheson [D-UT]Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-NC]Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]
Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]Rep. Candice Miller [R-MI]
Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]Rep. Kristi Noem [R-SD]Rep. Richard Nugent [R-FL]
Rep. Alan Nunnelee [R-MS]Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]Rep. Ed Pastor [D-AZ]
Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]Rep. Scott Perry [R-PA]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]Rep. Robert Pittenger [R-NC]Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]
Rep. Trey Radel [R-FL]Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV]Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY]Rep. Tom Rice [R-SC]
Rep. Scott Rigell [R-VA]Rep. Martha Roby [R-AL]Rep. David Roe [R-TN]Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]
Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]Rep. Jon Runyan [R-NJ]Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]
Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]
Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT]Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]Rep. Steve Stockman [R-TX]Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]
Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]
Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR]Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]Rep. Ed Whitfield [R-KY]
Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]Rep. Steve Womack [R-AR]
Rep. Kevin Yoder [R-KS]Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]Rep. C.W. Young [R-FL]Sen. Todd Young [R-IN]

History

DateChamberAction
2013-03-14HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2013-02-26HouseReferred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Same As/Similar To

SB470 (Same As) 2013-03-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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