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HR 5443 106th 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: October 11, 2000 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security
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Oct 11, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Oct 11, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 11, 2000

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Waives certain time limitations with respect to the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller for acts of heroism during World War II as a member of the United States Navy.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5443: 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.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5443/
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"H.R. 5443: 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.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5443/.
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H.R. 5443, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5443/.
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[H.R. 5443: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5443/)
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