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HR 2161 110th Congress House

To waive time limitations specified by law in order to allow the Medal of Honor to be awarded to Gary Lee McKiddy, of Miamisburg, Ohio, for acts of valor while a helicopter crew chief and door gunner…

Official title: To waive time limitations specified by law in order to allow the Medal of Honor to be awarded to Gary Lee McKiddy, of Miamisburg, Ohio, for acts of valor while… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To waive time limitations specified by law in order to allow the Medal of Honor to be awarded to Gary Lee McKiddy, of Miamisburg, Ohio, for acts of valor while a helicopter crew chief and door gunner with the 1st Cavalry Division during the Vietnam War.

Introduced: May 17, 2007 See on congress.gov
Commemorations Armed Forces and National SecurityArmyCongressCongressional Medal of Honor
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HistoryMilitary historyMilitary personnelVietnamese Conflict
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 28, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
May 3, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
May 3, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 28, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Authorizes and requests the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Gary Lee McKiddy of Miamisburg, Ohio, for acts of valor while serving in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, notwithstanding otherwise application time limitations.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1524 Identical bill A bill to waive time limitations specified by law in order to allow the Medal of Honor to be awarded to Gary Lee McKidd…
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 17, 2007
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 7, 2007
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · May 7, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2161: To waive time limitations specified by law in order to allow the Medal of Honor to be awarded to Gary Lee McKiddy, of Miamisburg, Ohio, for acts of valor while a helicopter crew chief and door gunner with the 1st Cavalry Division during the Vietnam War.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2161/
MLA
"H.R. 2161: To waive time limitations specified by law in order to allow the Medal of Honor to be awarded to Gary Lee McKiddy, of Miamisburg, Ohio, for acts of valor while a helicopter crew chief and door gunner with the 1st Cavalry Division during the Vietnam War.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2161/.
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H.R. 2161, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2161/.
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[H.R. 2161: To waive time limitations specified by law in order to allow the Medal of Honor to be awarded to Gary Lee McKiddy, of Miamisburg, Ohio, for acts of valor while a helicopter crew chief and door gunner with the 1st Cavalry Division during the Vietnam War.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2161/)
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