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119-hr-10480119th Congress

Medal of Honor Access and Liaison Act

Sponsored By: Representative Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]

Introduced

Summary

Guarantee unaccompanied access to military installations for Medal of Honor recipients. This bill would also create a Department of Defense Medal of Honor Liaison to coordinate support, protocol, and awards replacements across the armed services.

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  • Medal of Honor recipients: Authorizes issuance of a common access card or successor ID to recipients listed on the Medal of Honor Roll, allowing unaccompanied access to any military installation and the Pentagon.
  • Families and survivors: Establishes a single DoD point of contact to help recipients and their families, coordinate with the Department of Veterans Affairs, and handle public affairs outreach.
  • Department of Defense and services: Requires the Liaison to standardize recipient protocol, coordinate replacement of decorations under existing law, and advise the Secretary of Defense on active-duty service and combat assignments for recipients.

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Medal of Honor recipients: access and liaison

If enacted, people listed on the Medal of Honor Roll would be issued a common access card or similar ID. That card would let them enter any military installation and the Pentagon without being accompanied. The bill would also create a Department of Defense Medal of Honor Liaison, appointed by the Secretary of Defense. The liaison would be the main DoD contact for recipients and their families, coordinate medal replacement and standardize how recipients are treated, do public outreach, and advise the Secretary about recipients serving on active duty, including in combat.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]

NE • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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