HR5579-118

Introduced

To provide that certain changes to the Manual of Military Decorations and Awards shall have no force or effect.

118th Congress Introduced Sep 19, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To provide that certain changes to the Manual of Military Decorations and Awards shall have no force or effect., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors. The main policy domain is Defense, Environment, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H4B088780773E4D3797D6EF7E82233048: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserve Military Recognition Act of 2023.
  • Section H62CFE539D2F74C12A3BDEFEF49908211: 2. Prohibition of gender-neutral pronoun in joint personal military decoration citations Changes to Figure 3 (regarding opening sentences for joint personal...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To provide that certain changes to the Manual of Military Decorations and Awards shall have no force or effect., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Key Policy Areas

Defense, Environment, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To provide that certain changes to the Manual of Military Decorations and Awards shall have no force or effect., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Policy Domains

Defense Environment Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
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defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
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federal implementing agencies:
defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 19, 2023

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Defense Environment Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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