3.0.0 2249 2022-11-01T19:32:18Z 2022-11-01T19:32:18Z House HR 2019-04-10 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 10, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HILL of Arkansas:H.R. 2249.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H3258]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2019-04-11T19:33:58Z Referred to 2019-04-10T13:05:25Z National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 116 2500 HR 2020-08-11 Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 512. Related bill CRS National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 116 1790 S 2019-12-20 Became Public Law No: 116-92. Related bill CRS World War I Valor Medals Review Act 116 1218 S 2019-04-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Identical bill CRS 2019-04-11 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2019-04-10 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2019-04-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-04-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001072 Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] J. Hill R AR French 2 N C001061 Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] Emanuel Cleaver D MO 5 2019-04-10 True G000546 Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] SAM GRAVES R MO 6 2019-04-10 True H001085 Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] Chrissy Houlahan D PA 6 2019-04-10 True L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 2019-05-07 False R000597 Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] Tom Rice R SC 7 2019-05-07 False G000571 Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] Tulsi Gabbard D HI 2 2019-05-09 False R000614 Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] Chip Roy R TX 21 2019-05-09 False C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2019-05-09 False H001058 Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2] Bill Huizenga R MI 2 2019-05-09 False S000364 Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15] JOHN SHIMKUS R IL M. 15 2019-05-09 False C001110 Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] J. Correa D CA Luis 46 2019-05-09 False J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2019-05-09 False S001176 Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] Steve Scalise R LA 1 2019-05-10 False W000821 Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] Bruce Westerman R AR 4 2019-05-15 False C001053 Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] Tom Cole R OK 4 2019-05-16 False W000809 Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] Steve Womack R AR 3 2019-05-21 False H001053 Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] Vicky Hartzler R MO 4 2019-05-22 False B001289 Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] Bradley Byrne R AL 1 2019-06-03 False M001201 Rep. Mitchell, Paul [R-MI-10] Paul Mitchell R MI 10 2019-06-03 False R000575 Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] Mike Rogers R AL 3 2019-06-03 False B001298 Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] Don Bacon R NE 2 2019-06-03 False C001109 Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] Liz Cheney R WY 0 2019-06-03 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2019-06-03 False T000463 Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] Michael Turner R OH R. 10 2019-06-10 False C001120 Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] Dan Crenshaw R TX 2 2019-06-24 False W000815 Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] Brad Wenstrup R OH R. 2 2019-07-11 False G000581 Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15] Vicente Gonzalez D TX 15 2019-07-17 False C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] Jim Costa D CA 16 2019-07-30 False C001122 Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1] Joe Cunningham D SC 1 2019-09-19 False H001083 Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5] Kendra Horn D OK S. 5 2019-09-20 False L000564 Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] Doug Lamborn R CO 5 2019-09-24 False D000630 Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] Antonio Delgado D NY 19 2019-10-08 False N000191 Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] Joe Neguse D CO 2 2019-11-26 False G000583 Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] Josh Gottheimer D NJ 5 2019-12-16 False Armed Forces and National Security Conflicts and wars Government studies and investigations Military history Personnel records Racial and ethnic relations Religion Veterans' organizations and recognition Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-04-10 Introduced in House 2019-08-01T19:45:36Z World War I Valor Medals Review Act

This bill requires review of the service records of certain decorated World War I veterans to determine whether they should be awarded the Medal of Honor for valor during that war. Specifically, the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Navy shall review the records of any African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, Jewish American, or Native American war veteran who was recommended for review by a veterans service organization and who, for action that occurred between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918

  • was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross or the Navy Cross,
  • was awarded the Croix de Guerre with Palm by the government of France, or
  • was recommended for a Medal of Honor.

If a review indicates that the award is warranted, a recommendation shall be made to the President to award the Medal of Honor to that veteran.

]]> World War I Valor Medals Review Act Display Title World War I Valor Medals Review Act Official Title as Introduced To require the review of the service of certain members of the Armed Forces during World War I to determine if such members should be awarded the Medal of Honor, to authorize the award of the Medal of Honor based on the results of the review, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced World War I Valor Medals Review Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2249ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2249ih.xml 2019-04-11 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.