April 30, 2008
On Wednesday, April 30, 2008, the President signed into law:
H.R. 1119, the "Purple Heart Family Equity Act of 2007," which extends associate membership in the Military Order of the Purple Heart to the spouses and siblings of Purple Heart recipients.
George W. Bush, Statement by the Press Secretary Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/283856