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Paul A. Smithhisler Medal of Honor Act

Introduced: May 21, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Aug 13, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
May 21, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
May 21, 2015
Introduced in House
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Paul A. Smithhisler Medal of Honor Act

This bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Sergeant Paul A. Smithhisler for the acts of valor during World War I for which Sergeant Smithhisler originally was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.

It is the sense of Congress that should the President award the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Paul A. Smithhisler, November 11, 2018, the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended formal hostilities in western Europe during World War I, would be an appropriate occasion upon which to make the award.

What's happening now August 13, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 4
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · May 21, 2015
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Jordan, Jim
Ohio · May 21, 2015
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · May 21, 2015
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 21, 2015
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · May 21, 2015
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · May 21, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2561: Paul A. Smithhisler Medal of Honor Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2561/
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"H.R. 2561: Paul A. Smithhisler Medal of Honor Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2561/.
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