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To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Corporal David Dunnels White of the United States Army for his capture of Confederate Major General George Washington Custis Lee…

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To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Corporal David Dunnels White of the United States Army for his capture of Confederate Major General George Washington Custis Lee at the Battle of Sailor's Creek, Virginia, during the Civil War.

Introduced: May 26, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jun 7, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
May 26, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
May 26, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Corporal David Dunnels White of the 37th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army, for his capture of Confederate Major General George Washington Custis Lee at the Battle of Sailor's Creek, Virginia, on April 6, 1865.

What's happening now June 7, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · May 26, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5363: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Corporal David Dunnels White of the United States Army for his capture of Confederate Major General George Washington Custis Lee at the Battle of Sailor's Creek, Virginia, during the Civil War.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5363/
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"H.R. 5363: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Corporal David Dunnels White of the United States Army for his capture of Confederate Major General George Washington Custis Lee at the Battle of Sailor's Creek, Virginia, during the Civil War.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5363/.
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H.R. 5363, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5363/.
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[H.R. 5363: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Corporal David Dunnels White of the United States Army for his capture of Confederate Major General George Washington Custis Lee at the Battle of Sailor's Creek, Virginia, during the Civil War.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5363/)
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