Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the appropriate award of the Purple Heart to the Marines and Sailors killed or wounded in the recent attack at the Navy Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center and the Armed Forces Career Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Latest action · Aug 13, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 27, 2015
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the July 16, 2015, attack upon members of the Armed Forces at the Navy Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center and the Armed Forces Career Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, meets the criteria for the award of the Purple Heart, and (2) the Secretary of the Navy should award the Purple Heart to the members of the Marine Corps and Navy who were killed or wounded in the attack.
Cosponsors 88
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 27, 2015 to Dec 10, 2015, with 72 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Original | Jul 27, 2015 |
| R-GA | Barry Loudermilk | Original | Jul 27, 2015 |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Original | Jul 27, 2015 |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Original | Jul 27, 2015 |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Original | Jul 27, 2015 |
| D-NE | Brad Ashford | Original | Jul 27, 2015 |
| R-AL | Bradley Byrne | Original | Jul 27, 2015 |
| R-ME | Bruce Poliquin | Original | Jul 27, 2015 |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Original | Jul 27, 2015 |
| R-FL | Carlos Curbelo | Original | Jul 27, 2015 |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Original | Jul 27, 2015 |
| R-NY | Chris Collins | Original | Jul 27, 2015 |
| R-NV | Cresent Hardy | Original | Jul 27, 2015 |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Original | Jul 27, 2015 |
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Original | Jul 27, 2015 |
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- Aug 13, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Jul 27, 2015Introduced in House
- Jul 27, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
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- Jul 27, 2015Introduced in House
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