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HR 4445 108th 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: July 15, 2004 See on congress.gov
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May 20, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
May 20, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 20, 2004

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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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 9
D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Sep 7, 2004
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 7, 2004
Davis, Artur
· Jul 22, 2004
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 15, 2004
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 13, 2004
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 13, 2004
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 14, 2004
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 9, 2004
RODRIGUEZ, CIRO
· Jun 2, 2004
Ballance, Frank
· May 20, 2004
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 20, 2004
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· May 20, 2004
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 20, 2004
EDWARDS, CHET
· May 20, 2004
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 20, 2004
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4445: 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.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4445/
MLA
"H.R. 4445: 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.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4445/.
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H.R. 4445, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4445/.
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[H.R. 4445: 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/108-HR-4445/)
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