HR 1458 · 104th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

To provide for the award of the Purple Heart to persons held as prisoners of war before April 25, 1962, on the same basis as persons held as prisoners of war after that date.

Introduced 1995-04-06· Sponsored by Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3]· House

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.(1995-05-02)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned, for purposes of eligibility for the award of the Purple Heart, to treat a former prisoner of war (POW) who was wounded before April 25, 1962, while held as a POW (or while being taken captive) in the same manner as a former POW who is wounded on or after such date.…

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Cosponsors (14)

9 Democrats5 Republicans
Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3]MS
Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6]IN
Rep. Parker, Mike [D-MS-4]MS
Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17]OH
Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9]FL
Rep. Hefner, W. G. (Bill) [D-NC-8]NC
Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4]TX
Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4]AL
Rep. Spence, Floyd [R-SC-2]SC
Rep. Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5]AL
Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20]NY
Rep. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH-13]OH
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]NJ
Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8]MN