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HR 5521 118th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

To authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna for acts of valor as a private in the Army during World War I.

Introduced: September 18, 2023 Introduced by: Escobar, Veronica Democratic · Texas 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 posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna for acts of valor during his service in the Army during World War I, for which he was previously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.

What's happening now September 18, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Sep 18, 2023
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Vargas, Juan
California · Sep 18, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5521: To authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna for acts of valor as a private in the Army during World War I.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5521/
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"H.R. 5521: To authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna for acts of valor as a private in the Army during World War I.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5521/.
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H.R. 5521, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5521/.
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[H.R. 5521: To authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna for acts of valor as a private in the Army during World War I.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5521/)
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