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H.R. 4130: Operation Hero Miles Act of 2004

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H.R. 4130: Operation Hero Miles Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2004-04-02 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-04-02 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Executive Comment Requested from DOD. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Operation Hero Miles Act of 2004

Plain summary

Operation Hero Miles Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to accept the donation of frequent traveler miles, credits, and tickets for air or surface transportation to facilitate the travel of: (1) a member of the Armed Forces who is deployed on active duty away from his or her permanent duty station and granted leave during such deployment; or (2) family members of such member to be reunited with the member. Directs the Secretary to reimburse members who participated in the Department of Defense Rest and Recuperation Leave program during the period beginning on September 15, 2003, and ending on December 18, 2003, for travel expenses incurred by the member (or family members on behalf of the member) to travel to or from a designated embarkation point before the program was expanded to include a domestic travel component.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Operation Hero Miles Act of 2004

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] · 23 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Rick Larsen (D-WA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4130 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108