The Commission makes the final call on eligibility
To establish a medal of service for law enforcement officers and first responders, section 2, Sec. 2.
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The Commission makes the final call on eligibility
The document says “shall”Who acts: Commission on the medal of sacrifice for law enforcement officers and first respondersHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“The Commission established under subsection (c) shall make a final determination as to the officer's eligibility for the medal established under subsection (a).”
The second sentence of subsection (b)(2)(B) gives the Commission the final determination on whether the officer is eligible. The section names no appeal from that determination and no other body that may review it.
What the document actually says
“The Commission established under subsection (c) shall make a final determination as to the officer's eligibility for the medal established under subsection (a).”
That sentence, in plain words
The group makes the last call on whether the person can get the medal.
What this is about
No one above the group is named here. The law does not set up a way to ask again if the answer is no.
No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.
Medal of Sacrifice Act of 2025, Public Law 119-94, sec. 2, 140 Stat. 830 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ94/html/PLAW-119publ94.htm
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“The Commission makes the final call on eligibility,” Medal of Sacrifice Act of 2025, section 2, Sec. 2. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/medal-sacrifice-act-2025/proposal/sec02-commission-makes-final-determination/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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