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HR 708 109th 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: February 9, 2005 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 17, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Feb 9, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 9, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 17, 2005

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 Medal of Honor to Doris Miller for acts of heroism during World War II as a member of the United States Navy.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 10
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Apr 5, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 9, 2005
Davis, Artur
· Feb 9, 2005
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 9, 2005
EDWARDS, CHET
· Feb 9, 2005
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Feb 9, 2005
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 9, 2005
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 9, 2005
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 9, 2005
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Feb 9, 2005
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 9, 2005
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Feb 9, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 708: 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.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-708/
MLA
"H.R. 708: 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.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-708/.
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H.R. 708, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-708/.
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[H.R. 708: 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/109-HR-708/)
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