To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Doris Miller for acts of valor during World War II while a member of the Navy.
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Nov 17, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Nov 17, 2016
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6371: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Doris Miller for acts of valor during World War II while a member of the Navy.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6371/
"H.R. 6371: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Doris Miller for acts of valor during World War II while a member of the Navy.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6371/.
H.R. 6371, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6371/.
[H.R. 6371: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Doris Miller for acts of valor during World War II while a member of the Navy.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6371/)