To amend title 10, United States Code, to facilitate the replacement of military decorations for relatives of deceased members of the Armed Forces.
United States115th CongressHR-406House of Representatives
Updated: Feb 21, 2017
Summary
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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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
House of Representatives
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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