H.R. 2704: Purple Heart Heroes Act of 2017
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H.R. 2704: Purple Heart Heroes Act of 2017
115th Congress · introduced 2017-05-25 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-05-25 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Purple Heart Heroes Act of 2017
Plain summary
Purple Heart Heroes Act of 2017 This bill permits Purple Heart veterans and their dependents to use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities on the same basis as members of the Armed Forces entitled to retired or retainer pay and their dependents. A "Purple Heart veteran" is a veteran who has a disability that is: (1) attributable to an injury for which the veteran was awarded the Purple Heart, and (2) compensable under the laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. An "MWR retail facility" means an exchange store or other revenue-generating facility operated by nonappropriated fund activities of the Department of Defense for the morale, welfare, and recreation of members of the Armed Forces.
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Official text
Purple Heart Heroes Act of 2017
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] · 9 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Julia Brownley (D-CA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr2704.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr2704 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115