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HR 5549 116th 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 to Doris Miller posthumously for acts of valor while a member of the Navy during World War II.

Introduced: February 12, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 4, 2020
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H757)
Jan 7, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 7, 2020
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E7)
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill authorizes the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller in light of his acts of valor as a member of the U.S. Navy during World War II.

What's happening now February 4, 2020

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H757)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 42
All 42 Democratic 24 Republican 4
LOWEY, NITA
· Jun 26, 2020
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Mar 9, 2020
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 9, 2020
Flores, Bill
· Feb 21, 2020
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Feb 13, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 13, 2020
Olson, Pete
· Feb 13, 2020
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 12, 2020
CLAY, WM.
· Feb 12, 2020
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Feb 12, 2020
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Feb 12, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 12, 2020
Demings, Val
· Feb 12, 2020
Fudge, Marcia
· Feb 12, 2020
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Feb 12, 2020
Gohmert, Louie
· Feb 12, 2020
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Feb 12, 2020
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Feb 12, 2020
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 12, 2020
Lawrence, Brenda
· Feb 12, 2020
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 12, 2020
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Feb 12, 2020
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Feb 12, 2020
Richmond, Cedric
· Feb 12, 2020
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Feb 12, 2020
Vela, Filemon
· Feb 12, 2020
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Feb 12, 2020
CHABOT, STEVE
· Feb 11, 2020
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Feb 11, 2020
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Feb 10, 2020
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 10, 2020
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 10, 2020
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 7, 2020
Heck, Denny
· Feb 7, 2020
Butterfield, G. K.
· Feb 6, 2020
 R
Miller, Carol D.
West Virginia · Feb 6, 2020
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 5, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 5, 2020
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jan 29, 2020
 R
Roy, Chip
Texas · Jan 29, 2020
Brown, Anthony
· Jan 28, 2020
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jan 28, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5549: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller posthumously for acts of valor while a member of the Navy during World War II.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5549/
MLA
"H.R. 5549: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller posthumously for acts of valor while a member of the Navy during World War II.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5549/.
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H.R. 5549, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5549/.
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[H.R. 5549: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller posthumously for acts of valor while a member of the Navy during World War II.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5549/)
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