3.0.0 1457 2019-11-15T20:51:46Z 2019-11-15T20:51:46Z House H HR 2011-04-08 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LUETKEMEYER:H.R. 1457.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Amendment I to the Constitution states, ``Congress shallmake no law respecting an establishment of religion, orprohibiting the free exercise thereof;''Many veterans in World War I were not awarded the Medal ofHonor which many of them may have deserved. Those worthyveterans were denied the Medal of Honor due to religiousdiscrimination.[Page H2571]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2011-05-18T14:37:40Z Referred to 2011-04-08T14:00:37Z William Shemin Jewish World War I Veterans Act 112 1727 S 2011-10-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Identical bill CRS 2011-05-18 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2011-04-08 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2011-04-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-04-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000569 Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-9] Blaine Luetkemeyer R MO 9 N B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2011-04-08 True B001231 Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] SHELLEY BERKLEY D NV 1 2011-04-08 True B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] CORRINE BROWN D FL 3 2011-04-08 True C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2011-04-08 True D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-19] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 19 2011-04-08 True F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2011-04-08 True G000569 Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-13] Michael Grimm R NY G. 13 2011-04-08 True H001053 Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] Vicky Hartzler R MO 4 2011-04-08 True L000576 Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] Billy Long R MO 7 2011-04-08 True M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 2011-04-08 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2011-04-08 True R000575 Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] Mike Rogers R AL 3 2011-04-08 True R000462 Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] STEVEN ROTHMAN D NJ R. 9 2011-04-08 True T000463 Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3] Michael Turner R OH R. 3 2011-04-08 True W000807 Rep. West, Allen B. [R-FL-22] Allen West R FL B. 22 2011-04-08 True T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2011-07-07 False K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] PETER KING R NY T. 3 2011-10-05 False I000057 Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] STEVE ISRAEL D NY 2 2011-10-06 False M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 6 2011-11-03 False D000399 Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] LLOYD DOGGETT D TX 25 2012-02-01 False Armed Forces and National Security Conflicts and wars Congressional tributes Religion Veterans' organizations and recognition Armed Forces and National Security 00 2011-04-08 Introduced in House 2011-05-05T12:27:10Z William Shemin Jewish World War I Veterans Act - Directs the Secretaries of the Army and the Navy to: (1) review the service records of certain Jewish-American World War I veterans to determine whether that veteran should be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor; and (2) upon a positive determination, submit a recommendation to the President that the President make such award.

Makes eligible for such review and award each Jewish-American World War I veteran: (1) who was previously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, or other military decoration for service during World War I; or (2) whose name is submitted to either Secretary by the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America within one year after the enactment of this Act.

]]> William Shemin Jewish World War I Veterans Act Short Titles as Introduced William Shemin Jewish World War I Veterans Act Display Title William Shemin Jewish World War I Veterans Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy to conduct a review of military service records of Jewish American veterans of World War I, including those previously awarded a military decoration, to determine whether any of the veterans should be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2011-04-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1457ih/xml/BILLS-112hr1457ih.xml 2011-05-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.