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S 1794 118th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security

A bill to waive time limitations in order to allow the Medal of Honor to be awarded to Gary Lee McKiddy, of Miamisburg, Ohio, for acts of valor while a helicopter crew chief and door gunner with the…

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A bill to waive time limitations in order to allow the Medal of Honor to be awarded to Gary Lee McKiddy, of Miamisburg, Ohio, for acts of valor while a helicopter crew chief and door gunner with the 1st Calvary Division during the Vietnam War.

Introduced: September 11, 2024 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 1, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill authorizes the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Gary Lee McKiddy of Miamisburg, Ohio, for acts of valor while serving in the 1st Cavalry Division of the Army, particularly on May 6, 1970, the day he died during a combat operation in Cambodia.

What's happening now June 1, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Sep 11, 2024
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jun 1, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1794: A bill to waive time limitations in order to allow the Medal of Honor to be awarded to Gary Lee McKiddy, of Miamisburg, Ohio, for acts of valor while a helicopter crew chief and door gunner with the 1st Calvary Division during the Vietnam War.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1794/
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"S. 1794: A bill to waive time limitations in order to allow the Medal of Honor to be awarded to Gary Lee McKiddy, of Miamisburg, Ohio, for acts of valor while a helicopter crew chief and door gunner with the 1st Calvary Division during the Vietnam War.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1794/.
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S. 1794, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1794/.
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[S. 1794: A bill to waive time limitations in order to allow the Medal of Honor to be awarded to Gary Lee McKiddy, of Miamisburg, Ohio, for acts of valor while a helicopter crew chief and door gunner with the 1st Calvary Division during the Vietnam War.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1794/)
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