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HR 305 112th 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: January 18, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Feb 4, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jan 18, 2011
Introduced in House
Jan 18, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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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 February 4, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
Kissell, Larry
· Jun 24, 2011
Sutton, Betty
· Feb 8, 2011
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 18, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 305: 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.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-305/
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"H.R. 305: 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.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-305/.
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H.R. 305, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-305/.
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[H.R. 305: 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/112-HR-305/)
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