Congress considers a new bill that would make some soldiers eligible for the Purple Heart. Representative John Carter introduced the new legislation yesterday. The Fort Hood army post is located in his home district in Texas. This bill is focused on the victims of the recent shooting there. The Purple Heart first created in 1782 is given to any U.S. service member who is wounded and killed while serving in action against an enemy or in a terrorist attack. Representative Carter says the Fort Hood victims deserved the Purple Heart because he considers the shooting to be an enemy attack.