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Doris Miller Congressional Gold Medal Act

Introduced: March 17, 2022 Introduced by: Mfume, Kweisi Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
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Mar 8, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 8, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill provides for the award of a posthumous Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Doris Miller in recognition of his acts of valor while a member of the U.S. Navy during World War II.

What's happening now March 8, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 5
Mooney, Alexander
· Aug 26, 2022
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 14, 2022
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 7, 2022
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Apr 7, 2022
 D
Scott, David
Georgia · Apr 7, 2022
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Apr 7, 2022
Brown, Anthony
· Mar 18, 2022
Cárdenas, Tony
· Mar 17, 2022
 D
Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila
Florida · Mar 17, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 17, 2022
Payne, Donald
· Mar 17, 2022
Ruppersberger, C.
· Mar 17, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6990: Doris Miller Congressional Gold Medal Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6990/
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"H.R. 6990: Doris Miller Congressional Gold Medal Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6990/.
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H.R. 6990, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6990/.
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