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HR 8276 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Conflicts and wars Congressional tributes Iraq Middle East Military personnel and dependents

To authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Alwyn C. Cashe for acts of valor during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Introduced: September 16, 2020 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 4, 2020
Signed by President.
Dec 4, 2020
Became Public Law No: 116-210.
Nov 24, 2020
Presented to President.
Nov 12, 2020
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 10, 2020
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6654-6655)
Nov 10, 2020
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 23, 2020
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Sep 22, 2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 22, 2020
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H4705)
Sep 22, 2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
Sep 22, 2020
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H4705)
Sep 22, 2020
Committee on Armed Services discharged.
Sep 22, 2020
Ms. Horn, Kendra S. asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Sep 16, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Sep 16, 2020
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 Alwyn C. Cashe for acts of valor during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

What's happening now December 4, 2020

Became Public Law No: 116-210.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8276: To authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Alwyn C. Cashe for acts of valor during Operation Iraqi Freedom.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8276/
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"H.R. 8276: To authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Alwyn C. Cashe for acts of valor during Operation Iraqi Freedom.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8276/.
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H.R. 8276, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8276/.
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[H.R. 8276: To authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Alwyn C. Cashe for acts of valor during Operation Iraqi Freedom.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8276/)
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