HR 4478 · 98th Congress · Private Legislation

A bill to waive the statute of limitations to award the Congressional Medal of Honor to Ensign George Gay.

Introduced 1983-11-18· Sponsored by Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4]· 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 Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.(1983-12-01)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Authorizes the President, notwithstanding any time limitations, to award a medal of honor to a named individual for acts of valor performed as a naval officer during World War II.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (20)

13 Democrats7 Republicans
Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17]TX
Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15]TX
Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3]AZ
Rep. Gramm, Phil [D-TX-6]TX
Rep. Hopkins, Larry J. [R-KY-6]KY
Rep. Hall, Sam B., Jr. [D-TX-1]TX
Rep. Pickle, J. J. [D-TX-10]TX
Rep. Siljander, Mark D. [R-MI-4]MI
Rep. Kazen, Abraham, Jr. [D-TX-23]TX
Rep. Vandergriff, Tommy J. [D-TX-26]TX
Rep. Rose, Charlie [D-NC-7]NC
Rep. Whitley, Charles O., Sr. [D-NC-3]NC
Rep. Nowak, Henry [D-NY-33]NY
Rep. Coleman, Ronald D. [D-TX-16]TX
Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27]TX
Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16]MI
Rep. Fiedler, Bobbi [R-CA-21]CA
Rep. Dannemeyer, William E. [R-CA-39]CA
Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6]IL
Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14]CA