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World War I Valor Medals Review Act

Introduced: June 3, 2019 Introduced by: Hill, J. French Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 11, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Apr 10, 2019
Introduced in House
Apr 10, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

World War I Valor Medals Review Act

This bill requires review of the service records of certain decorated World War I veterans to determine whether they should be awarded the Medal of Honor for valor during that war. Specifically, the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Navy shall review the records of any African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, Jewish American, or Native American war veteran who was recommended for review by a veterans service organization and who, for action that occurred between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918

  • was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross or the Navy Cross,
  • was awarded the Croix de Guerre with Palm by the government of France, or
  • was recommended for a Medal of Honor.

If a review indicates that the award is warranted, a recommendation shall be made to the President to award the Medal of Honor to that veteran.

What's happening now April 11, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2500 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • S 1790 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • S 1218 Identical bill World War I Valor Medals Review Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 29
All 29 Democratic 8 Republican 11
D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Dec 16, 2019
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Nov 26, 2019
Delgado, Antonio
· Oct 8, 2019
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Jul 17, 2019
Wenstrup, Brad
· Jul 11, 2019
 R
Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Jun 24, 2019
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jun 10, 2019
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jun 3, 2019
Byrne, Bradley
· Jun 3, 2019
Cheney, Liz
· Jun 3, 2019
Mitchell, Paul
· Jun 3, 2019
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jun 3, 2019
Hartzler, Vicky
· May 22, 2019
 R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · May 21, 2019
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · May 16, 2019
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · May 15, 2019
 R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · May 10, 2019
CHABOT, STEVE
· May 9, 2019
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · May 9, 2019
Gabbard, Tulsi
· May 9, 2019
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · May 9, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 9, 2019
 R
Roy, Chip
Texas · May 9, 2019
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· May 9, 2019
Rice, Tom
· May 7, 2019
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Apr 10, 2019
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Apr 10, 2019
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Apr 10, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2249: World War I Valor Medals Review Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2249/
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"H.R. 2249: World War I Valor Medals Review Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2249/.
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