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Committee approves bill creating presidential medal for fallen law enforcement and first responders
Summary
The committee adopted amendments and voted to report H.R. 3497, the Medal of Sacrifice Act, which authorizes a presidential medal for law enforcement and first responders killed in the line of duty and establishes a commission to determine eligibility, with an amendment to include tribal and territorial officers.
Committee members considered H.R. 3497, referred to in the transcript as the Medal of Sacrifice Act (also transcribed as "Bridal of Sacrifice" in several places), which would authorize the president to award a medal to law enforcement officers and first responders killed in the line of duty and create a 12-member commission to determine eligibility.
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