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HR 1251 118th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Conflicts and wars Congressional tributes Military personnel and dependents

To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller posthumously for acts of valor while a member of the Navy during World War II.

Introduced: February 9, 2024 Introduced by: Mfume, Kweisi Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
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Feb 28, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 28, 2023
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This bill authorizes the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller for acts of valor as a member of the Navy during World War II.

What's happening now February 28, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 17
Porter, Katie
· Feb 9, 2024
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Apr 26, 2023
 D
Brown, Shontel M.
Ohio · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 28, 2023
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Feb 28, 2023
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 28, 2023
Lee, Barbara
· Feb 28, 2023
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 28, 2023
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 28, 2023
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 28, 2023
Payne, Donald
· Feb 28, 2023
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Scott, David
Georgia · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 28, 2023
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Feb 28, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1251: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller posthumously for acts of valor while a member of the Navy during World War II.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1251/
MLA
"H.R. 1251: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller posthumously for acts of valor while a member of the Navy during World War II.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1251/.
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H.R. 1251, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1251/.
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[H.R. 1251: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller posthumously for acts of valor while a member of the Navy during World War II.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1251/)
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