US HB5363 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 26 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-06-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Corporal David Dunnels White of the United States Army for his capture of Confederate Major General George Washington Custis Lee at the Battle of Sailor's Creek, Virginia, during the Civil War. This bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Corporal David Dunnels White of the 37th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army, for his capture of Confederate Major General George Washington Custis Lee at the Battle of Sailor's Creek, Virginia, on April 6, 1865.

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Title

To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Corporal David Dunnels White of the United States Army for his capture of Confederate Major General George Washington Custis Lee at the Battle of Sailor's Creek, Virginia, during the Civil War.

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History

DateChamberAction
2016-06-07HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2016-05-26HouseReferred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
2016-05-26HouseIntroduced in House

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