# 116-hr-8194: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Waverly B. Woodson, Jr., for acts of valor during World War II.

116-hr-8194, To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Waverly B. Woodson, Jr., for acts of valor during World War II., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD); status Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8194
- Congress: 116
- Title: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Waverly B. Woodson, Jr., for acts of valor during World War II.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced: 2020-09-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 14
- 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 Waverly B. Woodson, Jr., for acts of valor during World War II.

## Cosponsors (14)

- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2020-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2020-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2020-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2020-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] (D-MD), 2020-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2020-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2020-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2020-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-8194 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8194)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8194 (as of 2025-11-18).