# 114-hr-1857: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Major Dominic S. Gentile of the United States Army Air Forces for acts of valor during World War II.

114-hr-1857, To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Major Dominic S. Gentile of the United States Army Air Forces for acts of valor during World War II., is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-1857
- Congress: 114
- Title: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Major Dominic S. Gentile of the United States Army Air Forces for acts of valor during World War II.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Introduced: 2015-04-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to former Major Dominic S. Gentile, U.S. Army Air Forces, for acts of valor as a pilot during World War II.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2015-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2015-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- PATRICK TIBERI (R-OH), 2015-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4] (R-OH), 2015-06-03T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-1857 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1857)

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