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HR 834 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Conflicts and wars Congressional tributes Military personnel and dependents

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.

Introduced: February 2, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Feb 2, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 2, 2017
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 Doris Miller for acts of valor during World War II while a member of the Navy.

What's happening now February 24, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Oct 19, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 834: 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.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-834/
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"H.R. 834: 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.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-834/.
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H.R. 834, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-834/.
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[H.R. 834: 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/115-HR-834/)
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