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HR 2228 104th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Army personnel Commemorations Congress Congressional Medal of Honor History World War II

To waive the time limitations applicable to awarding the Medal of Honor posthumously to Ruben Rivers.

Introduced: August 4, 1995 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Became law
Aug 31, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Aug 31, 1995
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Aug 5, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1689)
Aug 4, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on National Security.
Aug 4, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Waives the time limitations relating to the posthumous award of a Medal of Honor to Ruben Rivers for acts of heroism during World War II.

What's happening now August 31, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 9 Independent 1
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Aug 4, 1995
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Aug 4, 1995
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Aug 4, 1995
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Aug 4, 1995
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Aug 4, 1995
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Aug 4, 1995
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Aug 4, 1995
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Aug 4, 1995
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Aug 4, 1995
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Aug 4, 1995
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2228: To waive the time limitations applicable to awarding the Medal of Honor posthumously to Ruben Rivers.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2228/
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"H.R. 2228: To waive the time limitations applicable to awarding the Medal of Honor posthumously to Ruben Rivers.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2228/.
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H.R. 2228, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2228/.
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