Private Law 119–2: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Nicholas Dockery for acts of valor as a member of the Army while serving in Afghanistan.
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Private Law 119–2
2026-03-26
2026-03-26
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?1PRIVATE LAW 119–2—MAR. 26, 2026
Private Law119–2
119th Congress
An Act
To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Nicholas Dockery for acts of valor as a member of the Army while serving in Afghanistan.Mar. 26, 2026
[[H.R. 7194]]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,Nicholas Dockery
Medal of Honor Act.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “Nicholas Dockery Medal of Honor Act”.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO NICHOLAS DOCKERY FOR ACTS OF VALOR AS A MEMBER OF THE ARMY WHILE SERVING IN AFGHANISTAN.(a) Kareem N. Dockery.
Authorization.—Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in [section 7274 of title 10, United States Code], or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the President is authorized to award the Medal of Honor, under section 7271 of such title, to Nicholas Dockery, formerly known as Kareem N. Dockery for the acts of valor described in subsection (b).
(b) Acts of Valor Described.—The acts of valor described in section 2 of this Act are the actions of Nicholas Dockery, as a member of the Army, on October 2, 2012, while serving in Afghanistan, for which he was previously awarded the Silver Star.
Approved March 26, 2026.