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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Joseph Leon George should be honored for heroism at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941.

Introduced: August 2, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Sep 7, 2017
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 7, 2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 7, 2017
Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5024)
Sep 7, 2017
Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5024)
Aug 2, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4775-4776; text of measure as introduced: CR S4775-4776)
Aug 2, 2017
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Honors the heroism of Boatswain's Mate Second Class Joseph Leon George in saving the lives of six sailors on December 7, 1941.

Urges the U.S. Navy to consider revisiting decorating and honoring the heroism of Joseph Leon George in saving the lives of six sailors on December 7, 1941.

What's happening now September 7, 2017

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

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