H.R. 2067: Cold War Service Medal Act of 2015
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H.R. 2067: Cold War Service Medal Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-04-28 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-04-28 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
Cold War Service Medal Act of 2015
Plain summary
Cold War Service Medal Act of 2015 Authorizes the military department concerned to issue the Cold War Service Medal to members of the Armed Forces who: (1) served on active duty for at least 24 consecutive months during the Cold War (September 2, 1945, through December 26, 1991); (2) were deployed outside the continental United States for at least 30 days during such period; (3) were members of a reserve component of the Armed Forces and were called or ordered to active duty to participate in exercises or operations directly related to the Cold War; or (4) performed other Cold War service as DOD may prescribe. Disqualifies any such person who was not discharged or released from the Armed Forces under under honorable conditions. Expresses the sense of Congress that DOD should expedite the design and issuance of the Medal.
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Official text
Cold War Service Medal Act of 2015
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] · 26 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Peter Welch (D-VT), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Thomas Massie (R-KY)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr2067.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr2067 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114