119-hr4254

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4254 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 4254

 To establish a military service medal to be issued to members of the 
 Armed Forces who served in support of operations related to the Iran-
 Israel War, including Operation Midnight Hammer.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 June 30, 2025

 Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas (for himself, Mr. Alford, Mr. Fallon, Mr. 
 Pfluger, Mr. Ciscomani, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Mr. Graves, Mr. 
 Lawler, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Bresnahan, Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Lucas) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
 Armed Services

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 A BILL

 To establish a military service medal to be issued to members of the 
 Armed Forces who served in support of operations related to the Iran-
 Israel War, including Operation Midnight Hammer.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Iranian Campaign Medal Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF OPERATION MIDNIGHT HAMMER MEDAL.

    (a) Medal Authorized.--The Secretary concerned may issue a service 
medal to be known as the ``Iranian Campaign Medal'' to a person 
eligible under subsection
            (c) .

    (b) Design.--The medal shall be of an appropriate design approved 
by the Secretary of Defense and shall include ribbons, lapel pins, and 
other appurtenances.
            (c) Eligibility.--Subject to subsection

    (e) , a person shall be 
eligible for the medal if the person--

    (1) served on active duty in the Armed Forces in support of 
 a designated operation during the Iran-Israel War (including 
 Operation Midnight Hammer, conducted on June 22, 2025);

    (2) was deployed in an area of operations designated by the 
 Secretary concerned as eligible for award of the medal; or

    (3) performed such other service as the Secretary concerned 
 may prescribe for purposes of this section.
            (d) One Medal Authorized.--Not more than one medal may be awarded 
to any person.

    (e) Issuance to Next-of-Kin.--If a person described in subsection
            (c) is deceased, the Secretary may provide for the issuance of the 
medal to the next-of-kin of that person.

    (f) Regulations.--The issuance of a medal under this section shall 
be subject to such regulations as the Secretaries concerned shall 
prescribe for purposes of this section. The Secretary of Defense shall 
ensure that any regulations prescribed under this subsection are 
uniform to the extent practicable.
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