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HR 766 110th Congress House

To waive the time limitations specified by law in order to allow the Medal of Honor to be awarded posthumously to Richard L. Etchberger of Hamburg, Pennsylvania, for acts of valor on March 11, 1968,…

Official title: To waive the time limitations specified by law in order to allow the Medal of Honor to be awarded posthumously to Richard L. Etchberger of Hamburg, Pennsylvani… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To waive the time limitations specified by law in order to allow the Medal of Honor to be awarded posthumously to Richard L. Etchberger of Hamburg, Pennsylvania, for acts of valor on March 11, 1968, while an Air Force Chief Master Sergeant serving in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam era.

Introduced: January 31, 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 26, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jan 31, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 31, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 26, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 766: To waive the time limitations specified by law in order to allow the Medal of Honor to be awarded posthumously to Richard L. Etchberger of Hamburg, Pennsylvania, for acts of valor on March 11, 1968, while an Air Force Chief Master Sergeant serving in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam era.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-766/
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"H.R. 766: To waive the time limitations specified by law in order to allow the Medal of Honor to be awarded posthumously to Richard L. Etchberger of Hamburg, Pennsylvania, for acts of valor on March 11, 1968, while an Air Force Chief Master Sergeant serving in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam era.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-766/.
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H.R. 766, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-766/.
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[H.R. 766: To waive the time limitations specified by law in order to allow the Medal of Honor to be awarded posthumously to Richard L. Etchberger of Hamburg, Pennsylvania, for acts of valor on March 11, 1968, while an Air Force Chief Master Sergeant serving in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam era.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-766/)
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