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S. 4661 116th Congress Senate

A bill 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 30, 2020 Introduced by: Tom Cotton Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Became law
Sep 23, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Sep 23, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action September 23, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 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.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 2 Republican 4
R
Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Nov 12, 2020
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Sep 30, 2020
Toomey, Patrick
· Sep 30, 2020
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Sep 23, 2020
 R
Cruz, Ted
Texas · Sep 23, 2020
 D
Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Sep 23, 2020
 R
Scott, Rick
Florida · Sep 23, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4661: A bill 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-S-4661/
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"S. 4661: A bill 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-S-4661/.
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S. 4661, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4661/.
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