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H.R. 1775: Stolen Valor Act of 2012

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H.R. 1775: Stolen Valor Act of 2012

112th Congress · introduced 2011-05-05 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-05-05 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 575 (2012): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR1775 (2012-09-13), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. 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.

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Official title

Stolen Valor Act of 2012

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 10, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Stolen Valor Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to rewrite provisions relating to fraudulent claims about military service to subject to a fine, imprisonment for not more than one year, or both an individual who, with intent to obtain money, property, or other tangible benefit, fraudulently holds himself or herself out to be a recipient of: a Congressional Medal of Honor, a distinguished-service cross, a Navy cross, an Air Force cross, a silver star, a Purple Heart, a Combat Infantryman's Badge, a Combat Action Badge, a Combat Medical Badge, a Combat Action Ribbon, a Combat Action Medal, or any replacement or duplicate medal for such medal as authorized by law.

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Official text

Stolen Valor Act of 2012

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] · 107 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), John Garamendi (D-CA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Steve Womack (R-AR), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Glenn Thompson (R-PA) and 47 more.

Recorded votes

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr1775 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112