HR 561 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

To waive time limitations specified by law 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 Cavalry Division during the Vietnam War.

Introduced Feb 2, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Sander M. Levin D-MI

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 14, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 2, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Authorizes and requests the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Gary Lee McKiddy of Miamisburg, Ohio, for acts of valor while serving in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, notwithstanding otherwise application time limitations.

Cosponsors 20

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 2, 2005 to Sep 6, 2006, with 11 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MICandice S. MillerOriginalFeb 2, 2005
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickOriginalFeb 2, 2005
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalFeb 2, 2005
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalFeb 2, 2005
R-MIJoe KnollenbergOriginalFeb 2, 2005
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalFeb 2, 2005
R-OHMichael R. TurnerOriginalFeb 2, 2005
R-MIMike RogersOriginalFeb 2, 2005
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteOriginalFeb 2, 2005
D-OHTed StricklandOriginalFeb 2, 2005
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterOriginalFeb 2, 2005
R-MIFred UptonFeb 17, 2005
D-OHTim RyanJul 28, 2005
D-OHSherrod BrownFeb 15, 2006
R-MIJohn J.H. "Joe" SchwarzFeb 16, 2006
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Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 14, 2005Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
  2. Mar 14, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
  3. Feb 2, 2005Introduced in House
  4. Feb 2, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.

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Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 2, 2005Introduced in House

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