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A bill 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…

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A bill 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: Johnson, Ron Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 23, 2021
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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

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Feb 23, 2021
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Feb 23, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 367: A bill 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-S-367/
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"S. 367: A bill 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-S-367/.
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S. 367, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-367/.
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[S. 367: A bill 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-S-367/)
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