HR 2561 · 114th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Paul A. Smithhisler Medal of Honor Act

Introduced 2015-05-21· Sponsored by Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.(2015-08-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Paul A. Smithhisler Medal of Honor Act This bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Sergeant Paul A. Smithhisler for the acts of valor during World War I for which Sergeant Smithhisler originally was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. It is the sense of Congress that should the President award the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Paul A. Smithhisler, November 11, 2018, the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended formal hostilities in western Europe during World War I, would be an appropriate occasion upon which to make the award.…

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Cosponsors (14)

4 Democrats10 Republicans
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]OH
Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12]OH
Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7]OH
Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]OH
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]OH
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]OH
Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4]OH
Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]OH
Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]OH
Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2]OH
Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]OH
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]OH
Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16]OH
Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]OH