HR 406 · 115th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Honoring our Heroes Act

Introduced 2017-01-10· Sponsored by Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.(2017-02-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Honoring our Heroes Act This bill permits, where there is no living immediate next of kin of a deceased member of the Armed Forces, a covered relative to request the one-time free replacement of certain military decorations of such deceased member. "Covered relative" means a relative of a deceased recipient of a military decoration who is: (1) not the immediate next of kin; and (2) related within the fourth degree of consanguinity to the deceased recipient, or a more distant relative if determined appropriate.…

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Cosponsors (13)

9 Democrats4 Republicans
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]RI
Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]NC
Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1]AL
Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]HI
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]MA
Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large]AS
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]OH
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]NC
Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8]MI
Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]MN
Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]NH
Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]CT
Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28]CA