To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to John L. Canley for acts of valor during the Vietnam War while a member of the Marine Corps.
Latest action · Jan 29, 2018 Became Private Law No: 115-1.
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.
- IntroducedDec 13, 2017
- Passed HouseDec 21, 2017
- Passed SenateJan 11, 2018
- To the PresidentJan 17, 2018
- Became lawJan 29, 2018Private Law 115-1
Summary
The President may award the Medal of Honor to John L. Canley for his acts of valor during the Vietnam War as a member of the Marine Corps, for which he was previously awarded the Navy Cross.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Dec 13, 2017Discharged Dec 21, 2017 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Dec 14, 2017 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 29, 2018Signed by President.
- Jan 29, 2018Became Private Law No: 115-1.
- Jan 17, 2018Presented to President.
- Jan 12, 2018Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jan 11, 2018Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S170)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S170 | Lisa Murkowski R-AK | Jan 11, 2018 |
| House | Debate and remarks H10362Text printed H10362 | Mike Coffman R-CO | Dec 21, 2017 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 203, December 13, 2017, page H9901.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title
- An act to authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to John L. Canley for acts of valor during the Vietnam War while a member of the Marine Corps
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to John L. Canley for acts of valor during the Vietnam War while a member of the Marine Corps.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Dec 21, 2017Received in Senate
- Dec 21, 2017Engrossed in House
- Dec 13, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
