# 116-hr-5549: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller posthumously for acts of valor while a member of the Navy during World War II.

116-hr-5549, To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller posthumously for acts of valor while a member of the Navy during World War II., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX); status Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H757) (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5549
- Congress: 116
- Title: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller posthumously for acts of valor while a member of the Navy during World War II.
- Status: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H757)
- Introduced: 2020-01-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 56
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill authorizes the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller in light of his acts of valor as a member of the U.S. Navy during World War II.

## Cosponsors (56)

- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] (D-SC), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2020-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2020-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2020-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2020-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riggleman, Denver [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2020-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2020-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2020-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2020-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH), 2020-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2020-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2020-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- NITA LOWEY (D-NY), 2020-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2020-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2020-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2020-02-21T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-5549 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5549)

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