S. 2450: Korea Defense Service Combat Recognition Act
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S. 2450: Korea Defense Service Combat Recognition Act
108th Congress · introduced 2004-05-19 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5808)
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-05-19 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5808) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Korea Defense Service Combat Recognition Act
Plain summary
Korea Defense Service Combat Recognition Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army to provide that, with respect to service in the Republic of Korea after July 28, 1953, eligibility of a member of the Army for the Combat Infantryman Badge or the Combat Medical Badge shall be met under criteria and eligibility requirements that, as nearly as practicable, are identical to those applicable to service elsewhere without regard to specific location or special circumstances such as: (1) serving in a hostile fire area; (2) a minimum number of instances in which the member was engaged with the enemy in active ground combat; or (3) a personal recommendation or approval by a commander in the member's chain of command.
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Official text
Korea Defense Service Combat Recognition Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] · 1 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108s2450.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/s>
Record fed-us-cong108-s2450 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108