HR 1251 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller posthumously for acts of valor while a member of the Navy during World War II.

Introduced Feb 28, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Kweisi Mfume D-MD

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Latest action · Feb 28, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 28, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill authorizes the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller for acts of valor as a member of the Navy during World War II.

Cosponsors 23

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 28, 2023 to Feb 9, 2024; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalFeb 28, 2023
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalFeb 28, 2023
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalFeb 28, 2023
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalFeb 28, 2023
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalFeb 28, 2023
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalFeb 28, 2023
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalFeb 28, 2023
D-GADavid ScottOriginalFeb 28, 2023
D-NVDina TitusOriginalFeb 28, 2023
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalFeb 28, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalFeb 28, 2023
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalFeb 28, 2023
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalFeb 28, 2023
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalFeb 28, 2023
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalFeb 28, 2023
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalFeb 28, 2023
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalFeb 28, 2023
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalFeb 28, 2023
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalFeb 28, 2023
D-OHShontel M. BrownOriginalFeb 28, 2023
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalFeb 28, 2023
D-TXLloyd DoggettApr 26, 2023
D-CAKatie PorterFeb 9, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Feb 28, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 28, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Feb 28, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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

[Pages H971-H972] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mr. MFUME: H.R. 1251. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, clause 14 The single subject of this legislation is: Waiving the Time Limitation for Doris Miller to Receive the Medal of Honor

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 38, February 28, 2023, page H972.

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller posthumously for acts of valor while a member of the Navy during World War II.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 28, 2023Introduced in House

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