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H.R. 853: Army Combat Action Badge Eligibility Act

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H.R. 853: Army Combat Action Badge Eligibility Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-29 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. 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

Army Combat Action Badge Eligibility Act

Plain summary

Army Combat Action Badge Eligibility Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Army to award the Army Combat Action Badge to a person who (1) participated as a member of the Army in combat during which the person was personally engaged with the enemy at any time from December 7, 1941, to September 18, 2001, and (2) has not been recognized previously for such participation. The Army may make arrangements with suppliers of the badge so that eligible persons may procure it directly from suppliers, thereby substantially reducing or eliminating administrative costs for carrying out this bill.

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Official text

Army Combat Action Badge Eligibility Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] · 1 cosponsors

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Robert E. Latta (R-OH)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr853 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116