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.
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Latest Action · August 19, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
H.R. 5012 would authorize the President to award the Purple Heart, a military decoration for service members wounded in combat, to Louis Boria, Jr., a Marine Corps veteran who was injured during both World War II and the Korean War. The bill creates a special exception to the normal Purple Heart criteria to recognize Boria's service and sacrifice across these two major conflicts. The legislation directly affects Boria by enabling him to receive the honor he is being recognized for, though it does not involve any funding or specific implementation timeline. This is a private bill, meaning it applies to a specific individual rather than establishing broad policy, and was introduced by Representative Soto in August 2025.
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