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S 2811 114th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Asia Conflicts and wars Japan Military history Military personnel and dependents

A bill to authorize the award of the Distinguished Service Cross to Chaplain (First Lieutenant) Joseph Verbis LaFleur for acts of valor during World War II.

Introduced: April 18, 2016 Introduced by: Cassidy, Bill Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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Apr 18, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 18, 2016
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill authorizes the Department of the Army to award the Distinguished Service Cross to Chaplain (First Lieutenant) Joseph Verbis LaFleur for acts of valor during World War II.

What's happening now April 18, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5623 Identical bill To authorize the award of the Distinguished Service Cross to Chaplain (First Lieutenant) Joseph Verbis LaFleur for acts…
  • S 2943 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2811: A bill to authorize the award of the Distinguished Service Cross to Chaplain (First Lieutenant) Joseph Verbis LaFleur for acts of valor during World War II.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2811/
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"S. 2811: A bill to authorize the award of the Distinguished Service Cross to Chaplain (First Lieutenant) Joseph Verbis LaFleur for acts of valor during World War II.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2811/.
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S. 2811, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2811/.
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