H.R. 4043 · 111th Congress
Military Spouse Pin Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Carol Shea-Porter
- Introduced
- 2009-11-06
- Latest action
- 2009-11-18 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Summary
Military Spouse Pin Act - Requires the design of a spouse-of-a-combat-veteran lapel button to identify and recognize the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who is serving in a combat zone for a period of more than 30 days.
Directs the: (1) Secretary of the military department concerned to present the button to such a spouse; and (2) Secretary of Defense (DOD) to make the button available to qualifying spouses of veterans of military conflicts that took place before the enactment of this Act.