CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Darren Soto (D-FL)

To authorize the President to award the Purple Heart to Louis Boria, Jr., for injuries incurred during World War II and the Korean War while a member of the Marine Corps.

H.R. 5012 · House bill Armed Forces and National Security

A Democratic bill with no cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill authorizes the President to award the Purple Heart to Louis Boria, Jr. This authorization is specifically for injuries he received while serving as a member of the Marine Corps. The injuries occurred during both World War II and the Korean War. The bill allows for this award notwithstanding the criteria found in section 1 of Executive Order 11016.

Yes

  • Scored +5

    Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?

    The bill authorizes a prestigious military decoration for a veteran's service-related injuries.

  • Scored +5

    Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?

    The bill provides formal recognition of service through the authorization of the Purple Heart for a Marine Corps veteran.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.