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To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and most recently of Colleyville, Texas, before his death on April 2, 2020, for acts of…

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To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and most recently of Colleyville, Texas, before his death on April 2, 2020, for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.

Introduced: February 23, 2021 Introduced by: Grothman, Glenn Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Megellas for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.

What's happening now February 23, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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All 8 Democratic 2 Republican 4
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Fitzgerald, Scott
Wisconsin · Feb 23, 2021
Gallagher, Mike
· Feb 23, 2021
KIND, RON
· Feb 23, 2021
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 23, 2021
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 23, 2021
 R
Steil, Bryan
Wisconsin · Feb 23, 2021
 R
Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Feb 23, 2021
 R
Van Duyne, Beth
Texas · Feb 23, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1233: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and most recently of Colleyville, Texas, before his death on April 2, 2020, for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1233/
MLA
"H.R. 1233: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and most recently of Colleyville, Texas, before his death on April 2, 2020, for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1233/.
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H.R. 1233, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1233/.
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[H.R. 1233: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and most recently of Colleyville, Texas, before his death on April 2, 2020, for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1233/)
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