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S.1218

S.1218: World War I Valor Medals Review Act

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Introduced April 11, 2019
Latest Major Action April 11, 2019

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Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)

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25 (15 Democrats, 10 Republicans)

Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)
Tim Scott (R-S.C.)
Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)
Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.)
Cory Booker (D-N.J.)
Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)
Doug Jones (D-Ala.)
John Boozman (R-Ark.)
Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)
Tina Smith (D-Minn.)
Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)
Mike Rounds (R-S.D.)
Todd Young (R-Ind.)
Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)
Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.)
James Lankford (R-Okla.)
Gary Peters (D-Mich.)
David Perdue (R-Ga.)
Tim Kaine (D-Va.)
Jon Tester (D-Mont.)
Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)
Patrick J. Toomey (R-Pa.)
Tom Udall (D-N.M.)
Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)

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Introduced in Senate - April 11, 2019

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World War I Valor Medals Review Act This bill requires review of the service records of certain decorated World War I veterans to determine whether they should be awarded the Medal of Honor for valor during that war. Specifically, the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Navy shall review the records of any African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, Jewish American, or Native American war veteran who was recommended for...

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Date	Description
April 11, 2019	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
April 11, 2019	Introduced in the Senate by Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)

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Introduced in the Senate by Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)