# 116-hr-7835: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Eric Fisher Wood, Jr. for the acts of valor during the Battle of the Bulge.

116-hr-7835, To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Eric Fisher Wood, Jr. for the acts of valor during the Battle of the Bulge., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA); status Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7835
- Congress: 116
- Title: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Eric Fisher Wood, Jr. for the acts of valor during the Battle of the Bulge.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced: 2020-07-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 8
- 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 Eric Fisher Wood Jr. for acts of valor during the Battle of the Bulge.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16] (R-OH), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] (R-PA), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-7835 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7835)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7835 (as of 2025-11-18).