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H.R. 7194 119th Congress House

Nicholas Dockery Medal of Honor Act

Official title: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Nicholas Dockery for acts of valor as a member of the Army while serving in Afghanistan

Introduced: January 21, 2026 Introduced by: James R. Baird Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security AfghanistanAsiaConflicts and warsMilitary personnel and dependents
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 26, 2026
Became Private Law No: 119-2.
Mar 26, 2026
Signed by President.
Mar 24, 2026
Presented to President.
Mar 4, 2026
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 3, 2026
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S767)
Mar 3, 2026
Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 3, 2026
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 4, 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 3, 2026
Committee on Armed Services discharged.
Feb 3, 2026
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Feb 3, 2026
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb 3, 2026
On passage Passed without objection. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1968)
Feb 3, 2026
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1968)
Feb 3, 2026
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H1967)
Feb 3, 2026
Mr. Bacon asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Jan 21, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 21, 2026
Introduced in House
 Amendments to this bill 1

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AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 160 Bacon, Don An amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and insert a new text entitled "Nicholas Dockery Medal o… Agreed to Feb 3, 2026
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 Latest action March 26, 2026

Became Private Law No: 119-2.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Nicholas Dockery Medal of Honor Act

This bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to Nicholas Dockery (formerly known as Kareem N. Dockery), for his acts of valor on October 2, 2012, as a member of the Army while serving in Afghanistan, for which he was previously awarded the Silver Star.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7194: Nicholas Dockery Medal of Honor Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7194/
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"H.R. 7194: Nicholas Dockery Medal of Honor Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7194/.
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H.R. 7194, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7194/.
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