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H.R. 1119 · 110th Congress

Purple Heart Family Equity Act of 2007

Law · 110-207 · Apr 30, 2008
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  1. House Introduced Feb 16, 2007
  2. House Passed Nov 6, 2007
  3. Senate Passed Apr 14, 2008
  4. President To the President Apr 22, 2008
  5. President Signed Apr 30, 2008
  6. Law Apr 30, 2008

Purple Heart Family Equity Act of 2007 - Amends the federal charter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America, Incorporated (the corporation), to authorize the corporation to extend eligibility for associate membership in the corporation to the parents, spouse, siblings, and lineal descendants (currently, to parents and…

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Apr 30, 2008

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on November 6, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Purple Heart Family Equity Act of 2007 - Amends the federal charter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America, Incorporated (the corporation), to authorize the corporation to extend eligibility for associate membership in the corporation to the parents, spouse, siblings, and lineal descendants (currently, to parents and lineal descendants) of a Purple Heart recipient.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Purple Heart Family Equity Act of 2007

Latest action (Apr 30, 2008): Became Public Law No: 110-207.

Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 16, 2007

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced Feb 16, 2007
  2. House Passed Nov 6, 2007
  3. Senate Passed Apr 14, 2008
  4. President To the President Apr 22, 2008
  5. President Signed Apr 30, 2008
  6. Law Apr 30, 2008

No recorded floor vote found.