H.R. 258: Stolen Valor Act of 2013
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H.R. 258: Stolen Valor Act of 2013
113th Congress · introduced 2013-01-15 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Became Public Law No: 113-12.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-01-15 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 161 (2013): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR258 (2013-05-20), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 113-12. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
Stolen Valor Act of 2013
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Stolen Valor Act of 2013 - 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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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] · 127 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Sam Graves (R-MO), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Tom Cole (R-OK) and 67 more.
Recorded votes
- House roll call 161 (2013): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR258 (2013-05-20): Passed
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- A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr258.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr258 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113