HR 544 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act

Latest action · Feb 8, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act

This bill provides that regulations restricting the purchase, production, sale, or exchange of military medals or decorations may not authorize the sale of a Purple Heart awarded to a member of the Armed Forces.

Cosponsors 57

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 13, 2017 to Oct 16, 2018; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MEBruce PoliquinOriginalJan 13, 2017
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalJan 13, 2017
R-KSLynn JenkinsOriginalJan 13, 2017
R-FLNeal P. DunnOriginalJan 13, 2017
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalJan 13, 2017
D-MEChellie PingreeFeb 2, 2017
R-NYChris CollinsFeb 2, 2017
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoFeb 2, 2017
R-WIGlenn GrothmanFeb 2, 2017
R-CAKen CalvertFeb 2, 2017
R-LARalph Lee AbrahamFeb 2, 2017
R-KSRoger MarshallFeb 2, 2017
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyFeb 2, 2017
D-TNSteve CohenFeb 2, 2017
D-TXJoaquin CastroFeb 7, 2017
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterFeb 13, 2017
D-CAMike ThompsonFeb 13, 2017
R-NJRodney P. FrelinghuysenFeb 15, 2017
D-WIRon KindFeb 15, 2017
R-TNDavid P. RoeFeb 17, 2017
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonFeb 17, 2017
R-WIMike GallagherFeb 17, 2017
D-AZRuben GallegoFeb 17, 2017
D-CAZoe LofgrenFeb 21, 2017
R-COMike CoffmanFeb 27, 2017
R-ARJ. French HillFeb 28, 2017
D-MASeth MoultonFeb 28, 2017
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordMar 6, 2017
D-OHJoyce BeattyMar 7, 2017
R-PALloyd SmuckerMar 8, 2017
R-IADavid YoungMar 10, 2017
R-FLThomas J. RooneyMar 17, 2017
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioMar 22, 2017
D-CAScott H. PetersMar 22, 2017
D-RIDavid N. CicillineApr 25, 2017
D-CTJoe CourtneyMay 1, 2017
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldMay 2, 2017
D-CAMark TakanoMay 2, 2017
R-NCWalter B. JonesMay 2, 2017
D-ILBobby L. RushMay 3, 2017
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánMay 3, 2017
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaMay 4, 2017
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyMay 4, 2017
R-NMStevan PearceMay 4, 2017
D-MNCollin C. PetersonMay 16, 2017
R-PARyan A. CostelloJun 27, 2017
R-GAAustin ScottOct 2, 2017
D-NCAlma S. AdamsDec 7, 2017
R-GAA. Drew Ferguson IVFeb 2, 2018
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezFeb 2, 2018
D-CAMaxine WatersFeb 7, 2018
R-TXLouie GohmertSep 12, 2018
R-ALBradley ByrneSep 13, 2018
R-WIF. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.Sep 13, 2018
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezSep 25, 2018
R-NCMark MeadowsOct 5, 2018
D-CAEric SwalwellOct 16, 2018

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jan 13, 2017
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Referred Feb 8, 2017

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 8, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  2. Jan 13, 2017Introduced in House
  3. Jan 13, 2017Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 9, January 13, 2017, page H547.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 765Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation ActRelated billAug 23, 2017
HR 6234Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act of 2016Reintroduction ofOct 18, 2016

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for penalties for the sale of any Purple Heart awarded to a member of the Armed Forces.
Short Titles as Introduced
Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 13, 2017Introduced in House

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