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A bill to provide for eligibility for veterans of Operation End Sweep for the Vietnam Service Medal.

To provide for eligibility for veterans of Operation End Sweep for the Vietnam Service Medal.

Introduced Jul 22, 2025

Latest action (Jul 22, 2025) Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Referred to
Armed Services Committee
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Issues
Defense

Summary

This bill makes veterans who participated in Operation End Sweep eligible to receive the Vietnam Service Medal. Currently, these veterans are not eligible for this medal despite their service during the Vietnam War era. The bill allows the Secretary of the relevant military department to award the Vietnam Service Medal to Operation End Sweep veterans who apply for it. This expands eligibility for the medal to include veterans of this particular operation.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)

Actions (2)
  1. Jul 22, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. · senate
  2. Jul 22, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 22, 2025

Ms. Baldwin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To provide for eligibility for veterans of Operation End Sweep for the Vietnam Service Medal.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY OF VETERANS OF OPERATION END SWEEP FOR VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL.

The Secretary of the military department concerned may, upon the application of an individual who is a veteran who participated in Operation End Sweep, award that individual the Vietnam Service Medal. <all>

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