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HR 1227 111th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Congressional tributes Military personnel and dependents

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…

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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: February 26, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 31, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Feb 26, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 26, 2009
Introduced in House
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 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.
What's happening now March 31, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Sherman, Brad
California · Oct 6, 2009
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 26, 2009
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 26, 2009
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 26, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1227: 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.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1227/
MLA
"H.R. 1227: 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.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1227/.
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H.R. 1227, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1227/.
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[H.R. 1227: 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/111-HR-1227/)
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