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HR 566 110th Congress House

To waive the time limitations specified by law for the award of certain military decorations in order to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller for actions while a member of…

Official title: To waive the time limitations specified by law for the award of certain military decorations in order to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor to Do… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To waive the time limitations specified by law for the award of certain military decorations in order to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II.

Introduced: January 29, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 1, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jan 18, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 18, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 1, 2007

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 15
All 15 Democratic 14
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 13, 2007
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 5, 2007
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Mar 23, 2007
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 13, 2007
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 5, 2007
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Feb 27, 2007
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 7, 2007
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Feb 5, 2007
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jan 30, 2007
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jan 30, 2007
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jan 29, 2007
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jan 29, 2007
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 29, 2007
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Jan 22, 2007
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 18, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 566: To waive the time limitations specified by law for the award of certain military decorations in order to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-566/
MLA
"H.R. 566: To waive the time limitations specified by law for the award of certain military decorations in order to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-566/.
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H.R. 566, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-566/.
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[H.R. 566: To waive the time limitations specified by law for the award of certain military decorations in order to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-566/)
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