HR 2561
114th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
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Paul A. Smithhisler Medal of Honor Act
Introduced: May 21, 2015
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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