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HR 1677 104th Congress House

To waive the time limitation specified by law for the award of certain military decorations in order to allow the posthumous award of the congressional medal of honor to Doris Miller for actions…

Official title: To waive the time limitation specified by law for the award of certain military decorations in order to allow the posthumous award of the congressional medal o… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To waive the time limitation specified by law for the award of certain military decorations in order to allow the posthumous award of the congressional medal of honor to Doris Miller for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II.

Introduced: May 18, 1995 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 12, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jun 12, 1995
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
May 18, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on National Security.
May 18, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 12, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Waives certain time limitations with respect to the posthumous award of the Congressional Medal of Honor to Doris Miller for acts of heroism while serving in the Navy during World War II.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 5 Independent 1
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 7, 1995
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 7, 1995
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · May 18, 1995
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · May 18, 1995
HOUGHTON, AMO
· May 18, 1995
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· May 18, 1995
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 18, 1995
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 18, 1995
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 18, 1995
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1677: To waive the time limitation specified by law for the award of certain military decorations in order to allow the posthumous award of the congressional medal of honor to Doris Miller for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1677/
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"H.R. 1677: To waive the time limitation specified by law for the award of certain military decorations in order to allow the posthumous award of the congressional medal of honor to Doris Miller for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1677/.
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H.R. 1677, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1677/.
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