House bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law
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.
Sponsor: Rep. Eddie Johnson D-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 20, 2004
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- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: May 20, 2004 — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
43 cosponsors — 43 Democrats
0 of 43 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Frank Ballance (D-NC), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Julia Carson (D-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Wm. Clay (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Conyers (D-MI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Artur Davis (D-AL), Danny Davis (D-IL), Chet Edwards (D-TX), Sam Farr (D-CA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), William Jefferson (D-LA), Stephanie Jones (D-OH), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Kendrick Meek (D-FL), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA), James Moran (D-VA) and 13 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Eddie Johnson.
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- H.Con.Res. 439 (108th) Honoring the members of the Army Motor Transport Brigade who during World War II served in the trucking operation known as the Red Ball…
- H.Con.Res. 59 (108th) Recognizes the significant achievements and contributions of African-American scientists, mathematicians, and inventors, and supporting…
- H.R. 811 (108th) SMARTS Health Act
- H.Con.Res. 196 (108th) Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should provide assistance for women and women's organizations in Iraq in order to…
- H.Con.Res. 487 (108th) Recognizing Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on the occasion of its 30th anniversary.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.