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A bill to authorize the award of the Medal of Honor to James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and currently of Colleyville, Texas, for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the…

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A bill to authorize the award of the Medal of Honor to James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and currently of Colleyville, Texas, for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.

Introduced: June 4, 2015 Introduced by: Johnson, Ron Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 4, 2015
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Authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Megellas for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.

What's happening now June 4, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 4, 2015
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jun 4, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1502: A bill to authorize the award of the Medal of Honor to James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and currently of Colleyville, Texas, for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1502/
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"S. 1502: A bill to authorize the award of the Medal of Honor to James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and currently of Colleyville, Texas, for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1502/.
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S. 1502, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1502/.
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[S. 1502: A bill to authorize the award of the Medal of Honor to James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and currently of Colleyville, Texas, for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1502/)
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