To authorize the creation of a service ribbon to be awarded to a member of the National Guard who performs homeland defense duty.

This bill would allow the Secretary of each military department to award a service ribbon to National Guard members who perform homeland defense duty under chapter 9 of title 32 of the U.S. Code. The Secretary of Defense would approve the ribbon's design. If a qualifying member has died, the ribbon could be given to the member's next-of-kin. The military departments would set rules for awarding the ribbon, and the Secretary of Defense would make sure those rules are as uniform as practicable. The bill also includes a list of congressional findings about recent National Guard deployments and crime statistics.

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Sponsors

• Clay Higgins Republican sponsor
• 0 cosponsors