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To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Eric Fisher Wood, Jr. for the acts of valor during the Battle of the Bulge.

Introduced: July 29, 2020 Introduced by: Joyce, John Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Eric Fisher Wood Jr. for acts of valor during the Battle of the Bulge.

What's happening now July 29, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Sep 4, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Sep 4, 2020
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Jul 29, 2020
 R
Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Jul 29, 2020
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jul 29, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7835: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Eric Fisher Wood, Jr. for the acts of valor during the Battle of the Bulge.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7835/
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"H.R. 7835: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Eric Fisher Wood, Jr. for the acts of valor during the Battle of the Bulge.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7835/.
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H.R. 7835, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7835/.
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[H.R. 7835: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Eric Fisher Wood, Jr. for the acts of valor during the Battle of the Bulge.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7835/)
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