[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 708 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 708

To waive the time limitation specified by law for the award of certain 
  military decorations in order to allow the posthumous award of the 
Congressional Medal of Honor to Doris Miller for actions while a member 
                    of the Navy during World War II.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 9, 2005

   Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas (for herself, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
   Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. Carson, Mrs. 
Christensen, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Alabama, 
  Mr. Conyers, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. 
  Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
  Millender-McDonald, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
 Scott of Georgia, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
 Mr. Towns, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. Watt, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Moore 
 of Wisconsin, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Al Green of 
 Texas, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Rangel) introduced the following bill; which 
            was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To waive the time limitation specified by law for the award of certain 
  military decorations in order to allow the posthumous award of the 
Congressional Medal of Honor to Doris Miller for actions while a member 
                    of the Navy during World War II.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the time 
limitations specified in section 6248(a) of title 10, United States 
Code, shall not apply with respect to the posthumous award of the 
Congressional Medal of Honor under section 6241 of such title to Doris 
Miller (service number 356-12-35) for acts of heroism during World War 
II while a member of the United States Navy.
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