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US HB2335
Bill
Status
3/25/2025
Primary Sponsor
Kweisi Mfume
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AI Summary
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Authorizes the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller, an African-American Navy sailor, for acts of valor during the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor
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Waives statutory time limitations in sections 8298(a) and 8300 of title 10, U.S. Code, that would otherwise prevent the award
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Miller previously received the Navy Cross for assisting his mortally wounded captain to safety and manning a machine gun against Japanese aircraft aboard the USS West Virginia
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Miller died in action on November 24, 1943, when the USS Liscome Bay was sunk by a Japanese torpedo off Butaritari Island
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Notes that of 15 sailors awarded the Medal of Honor for similar actions at Pearl Harbor, none were African American
Legislative Description
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.
Armed forces and national security
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
3/25/2025