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HR 5537 109th Congress House

To authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Megellas, of Colleyville, Texas, for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.

Introduced: June 6, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Jun 6, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5537: To authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Megellas, of Colleyville, Texas, for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5537/
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"H.R. 5537: To authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Megellas, of Colleyville, Texas, for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5537/.
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H.R. 5537, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5537/.
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[H.R. 5537: To authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Megellas, of Colleyville, Texas, for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5537/)
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